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Event:
DUEL#4 Parker vs Bentner
Date: Jul 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Lazarus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lazarus misses with a hook.
Rico checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lazarus. That's going to slow Rico down.
Rico fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rico keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lazarus tries a head kick but it misses.
Lazarus lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lazarus. Rico does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lazarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rico closes the distance and clinches up with Lazarus, looking for a takedown. Rico pushes Lazarus against the cage but Lazarus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rico checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Rico's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rico checks a leg kick.
Rico tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lazarus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rico.
Rico lands a few punches from side control.
Lazarus is looking for a sweep.
Rico tries to move to mount but Lazarus blocks the move with his legs.
Rico working away.
Lazarus is not content to let Rico control the position.
Lazarus is trying to improve his position.
Rico has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rico lands some shots froms side control.#T2#
Rico in side control, throwing shots but Lazarus defends.
Rico trying to control the action but Lazarus is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Rico is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lazarus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lazarus is looking to regain half guard here but Rico keeps moving and retains side control.
Lazarus wants to control but Rico postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Rico tries for a kimura but Lazarus is defending well.
Lazarus can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
Rico gets to mount! Lazarus was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lazarus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Rico.
Rico prevents Lazarus from getting the reversal.
Rico lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lazarus slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lazarus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rico's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rico's back!
Rico is trying to break free.
#SUB#
Lazarus is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Rico rolls, trying to escape but Lazarus keeps control of the position.
#T4#
Lazarus trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Rico rolls, trying to escape but Lazarus keeps control of the position.
#SUB#
Lazarus is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Rico knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Rico for a finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rico trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
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 Kirks Lazarus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Lazarus motions for Rico to come forward. Lazarus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rico shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lazarus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rico at a distance.
Lazarus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rico if he has to take too many more of those.
Rico blocks a head kick by Lazarus.
Rico wants to counter with a clinch but Lazarus pushes him away.
Lazarus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rico looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rico checks the leg kick.
Rico shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lazarus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lazarus wants it to stay on the feet.
Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rico! But no joy.
Lazarus throws a leg kick that misses.
Kirks Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lazarus misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rico doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL#
and Lazarus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rico - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stalling in the clinch from Lazarus.
#T1#
Lazarus gets underhooks to prevent Rico's takedown attempt.
Kirks Lazarus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Rico.
Lazarus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lazarus controlling the action here for a moment.
A short uppercut from Rico.
Rico works on Lazarus's body with a couple of short punches.
Rico avoiding damage as Lazarus throws knees to the body.
Rico wants a takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Lazarus.
Rico looking to slow down the pace here.
Lazarus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rico can do to turn this around?
Lazarus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rico tries to stall but Lazarus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#T2#
Rico is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rico has a couple of punches blocked by Lazarus.
Rico lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lazarus backwards.
Rico misses with some punches.
Lazarus is looking to control Rico's arms but Rico gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lazarus has his back to the cage.
Lazarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rico blocks it with crossed arms.
Rico taking a breather.
Lazarus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lazarus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rico tries to work over Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rico misses with a punch on the inside.
Rico lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Rico avoiding damage as Lazarus throws knees to the body.
Lazarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rico avoids it.
Lazarus stops a takedown attempt from Rico.
Rico lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lazarus or not.
Lazarus effectively controlling the action here.
Lazarus trying to land knees to the body.
Rico is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lazarus is keeping busy.
Rico scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Rico.
Rico is working for takedown but Lazarus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lazarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rico blocks it with crossed arms.
Lazarus takes a shot to the head.
Johnny Rico seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lazarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lazarus trying to land knees to the body.
Lazarus throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T4#
Lazarus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rico managing to block the knees to the body from Lazarus.
Lazarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rico avoids it.
Rico wants a takedown but no success here.
Rico swings wildly with an uppercut but Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rico taking a breather.
Rico will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lazarus up against the cage.
Rico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rico misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rico lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rico taking a breather.
Rico tries to work over Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Kirks Lazarus will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Lazarus throws a head kick that misses
and Rico counters with a right hand to the body.
Lazarus throws a leg kick
letting Rico counter with a right hand.
Lazarus is looking to chop away at Rico's legs.
Lazarus throws out a leg kick but Rico moves out of range and Lazarus only half commits.
Rico is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lazarus thows a leg kick but Rico checks it
and Rico counters with a solid body kick.
Rico checks a low kick from Lazarus.
Rico avoids the body shot from Lazarus.
Lazarus tried to score with a low kick but Rico checks it.
Lazarus is looking to wear down Rico with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rico or perhaps it was just good defense by Lazarus, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazarus wants to slow Rico down by chopping away at his legs.
Good leg kick by Lazarus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rico shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lazarus sprawls well. Lazarus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rico gets slowly back to his feet.#T1#
Rico avoids the body shot from Lazarus.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rico or perhaps it was just good defense by Lazarus, which made it look bad.
Kirks Lazarus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Rico.
Lazarus misses with a leg kick.
Lazarus thows a left - swing and a miss! #TD2#
Rico drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rico works over Lazarus with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB#
Lazarus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rico defends well.
Rico stands up over Lazarus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T2#
Rico cracks Lazarus with a solid left hand.
Rico throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lazarus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lazarus trying to keep a closed guard but Rico is proving a slippery customer.
Lazarus wants to sweep here but Rico controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Rico got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lazarus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rico has managed to get both his arms back between Lazarus's legs - danger averted.
Rico is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rico trying to control but Lazarus is working from the bottom.
Rico passes Lazarus's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rico throwing shots but Lazarus is blocking nicely. #SUB2#
Rico is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lazarus is just riding it out for now. Rico eventually gives up the hold. #T3#
Rico scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rico is looking to stall here but Lazarus recovers full guard.
Kirks Lazarus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rico advances position into side control!
Lazarus wants to control but Rico postures up.
Rico cracks Lazarus with a big elbow.
Lazarus tries to bench press Rico off him but Rico keeps the position. #T4#
Rico misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lazarus is not content to let Rico control the position.
Rico misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Johnny Rico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB2#
Rico is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lazarus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Rico tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lazarus manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Rico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lazarus 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Event:
DUEL#1 Rise Of The Champion
Date: Jul 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Garavito misses with a hook to the body
and Rico finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Garavito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rico moves out of range as Garavito strikes.
Garavito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Rico finds it's way through Garavito's defenses.
Rico needs to keep his hands up - Garavito had a free shot at his head there.
Garavito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rico displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garavito throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Rico on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Rico shoots in and bounces Garavito off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garavito seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rico throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Garavito managing to control the position.
Rico chips away with some ground and pound.
Garavito controlling the position.
Rico has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rico in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rico postures up in Garavito's guard and throws a big left but Garavito blocks it.
Garavito is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garavito keeping moving, preventing Rico from controlling successfully. #T2#
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.
Rico throwing strikes from guard but Garavito blocks nicely.
Rico trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Garavito throws a body punch but Rico moves out of range.
Rico only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Garavito lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garavito throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rico slips a jab from Garavito.
Rico tries to counter with a clinch but Garavito shakes him off and moves away.
Luis Garavito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rico has a takedown stuffed.
Rico looks for a takedown but Garavito sprawls well.#T3#
Rico staying out of range there.
Rico counters with a body kick.
Garavito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rico manages to avoid it.
Rico blocks a jab.
Garavito looks to land a right hand but Rico moved out of range.
Garavito keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Luis Garavito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Rico.
Garavito uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rico blocks a leg kick.
Rico has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garavito finds it's way round the side to connect with Rico's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rico.#T4#
Garavito swings widly with a right hand
enabling Rico to counter with a crisp jab.
Garavito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rico uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garavito.
Garavito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garavito misses with a looping right.
Garavito stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garavito wants it to stay on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garavito lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rico takes one on the button.
Garavito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rico counters with a low kick, right behind Garavito 's knee.
Garavito loads up on a big right hand but Rico slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garavito. Rico does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rico throws a counter combo.
Garavito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rico.
Rico shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Garavito dominated that 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.
#R2#
Garavito connects with a single shot there.
Rico ducks under a wild hook from Garavito.
It seemed like Rico was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garavito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garavito stuns Rico with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rico blocks a jab.
Garavito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rico.
Rico replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Garavito blocks it well.
Rico tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garavito sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rico somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garavito tests Rico's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rico blocks a jab.
Luis Garavito is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Rico uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garavito.
Rico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garavito takes a swing at Rico's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Garavito.
Garavito jabs Rico right on the nose. Rico blinks but takes it well.
Good exchange - Garavito coming out on top.
Garavito throws a lazy uppercut
and Rico counters with an inside leg kick.
Rico uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garavito.
Garavito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garavito looks to throw the jab but Rico is out of range.
Garavito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rico can do to turn this around?#TD2#
Rico fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Garavito to the ground. Rico is now in Garavito's guard.
Rico tries to free his leg and advance position but Garavito is retaining full guard. #T2#
Rico throwing strikes but missing.
Rico throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garavito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rico trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rico throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garavito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rico postures up in Garavito's guard and throws a big left but Garavito blocks it.
Rico throws a big right hand that misses.
Rico throws a big right hand that misses.
Garavito pulls Rico in close to prevent any damage.
Rico throwing strikes from guard but Garavito blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
A shot to the liver by Garavito. Beautiful body shot.
Rico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garavito.
Garavito swings widly with a right hand
#CL2#
and Rico counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rico.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rico. #CUT2#
It looks like Luis Garavito has been cut.
Garavito misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Rico.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Rico works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rico with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rico tries to free his leg and advance position but Garavito is retaining full guard.
Rico postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rico working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rico in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
Rico throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rico trying to control the position from guard on top but Garavito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rico working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rico throwing strikes but missing.
Rico stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garavito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Garavito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Rico shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Rico is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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 Luis Garavito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luis Garavito's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Rico throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rico moves away from the strike by Garavito.
Nice sprawl there from Garavito as Rico shoots in.
Garavito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garavito, right into the meat.
Garavito misses with a series of wild punches.
#TD2#
Garavito gets caught napping as Rico dives in and scores a takedown. Garavito manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rico trying to control the position from guard on top but Garavito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rico with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Garavito wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rico is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rico being controlled here momentarily.
Garavito is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rico throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garavito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Garavito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Garavito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL2#
and Rico holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garavito lands a shoulder strike.
Garavito presses Rico against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rico has a couple of punches blocked by Garavito.
Garavito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rico slows down the pace here.
Garavito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Garavito - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rico is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rico changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garavito fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Garavito throws a good cross that connects.
#T3#
Garavito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rico counters with a solid body kick.
Garavito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garavito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garavito throws a hook but Rico avoids it easily.
Garavito keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garavito misses with a straight left.
Luis Garavito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good work by Rico as he checks the leg kick.
Rico flicks out a counter leg kick but Garavito steps away.
Garavito throws a right hand that misses
and Rico counters with a three punch combo that has Garavito backing up. Garavito nods at Rico to acknowledge the strikes.
Garavito misses with an uppercut.
Garavito throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Rico slips a jab from Garavito.
Rico takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garavito looks to score with a jab to the body but Rico is just out of range.
Johnny Rico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garavito throws a shot from downtown. Rico moves away and avoids it.
Garavito throws out a loose jab but Rico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rico shoots and misses
and Rico takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luis Garavito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Rico.
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!
Garavito throws the left hand but Rico avoids the punch easily.
Rico bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garavito lands with a right hand.
Rico tried to score with a low kick but Garavito checks it.
Garavito is looking to counter punch.
Garavito misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Garavito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garavito, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Garavito!
A very excited looking Luis Garavito rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Rico tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blaine swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed right hand from Blaine misses the target.
Rico misses with a takedown
and Blaine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blaine throws a jab when Rico was well out of range.
Rico doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rico takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Rico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rico moves forwards but Blaine connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Johnny Rico has been cut.
Blaine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rico moves out of range of the strikes.
Blaine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rico. #T1#
Blaine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rico.
Rico closes the distance and clinches up with Blaine, looking for a takedown. Rico pushes Blaine against the cage but Blaine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rico defending well as Blaine loads up on a big left hand.
Blaine looks to land a combination but Rico avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Rico misses its target.
A shot to the liver by Blaine. Beautiful body shot.#TD#
Rico gets a double leg takedown into Blaine's guard.
Blaine is adopting a defensive guard.#SUB#
Rico drops back looking for a leg! Blaine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blaine manages to kick Rico off! Rico jumps back into Blaine's guard. #T2#
Blaine pulls Rico in close to his closed guard and prevents Rico from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rico 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.
Blaine managing to control the position.
Rico postures up and lands a big shot to Blaine's brow.
Rico wants to control from the top but Blaine keeps moving. #T3#
Blaine pulls Rico in close to his closed guard and prevents Rico from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rico passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB#
Rico wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blaine, who protects the arm well.
An elbow from Rico crashes against the mat.
Rico throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Blaine works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Blaine works his way to full guard. Good work.#T4#
Rico postures up in Blaine's guard and throws a big left but Blaine blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaine trying to control the position.
Rico sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blaine's guard.
Rico landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB#
Rico is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Rico there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rico not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blaine trying to control but Rico postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henry Blaine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Rico's cut.
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.
#R2#
Blaine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rico manages to avoid it.
Blaine just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaine misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Rico shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blaine trying to control from the bottom.
Rico missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rico 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rico throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Rico is trying to work for a kimura but Blaine is defending well.
Blaine trying to hold on to Rico's head to control him but Rico postures up.
#T1#
Blaine preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Rico thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rico working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rico will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rico is just content to waste time from the top position. Blaine takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rico throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blaine pulls Rico in close to his closed guard and prevents Rico from doing any damage or advancing position.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rico throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blaine holds on and takes a little breather.
Rico postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rico accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rico trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rico with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3#
Rico scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rico scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rico wants to control from the top but Blaine keeps moving.
Blaine seems keen to control Rico's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rico wants to pass the guard but Blaine is keeping the position.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rico with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blaine keeping moving, preventing Rico from controlling successfully.
Rico stands up over Blaine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rico trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rico is really struggling to control Blaine but he's trying to hold on to the position.#SUB#
Rico is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blaine controls Rico momentarily but Rico frees himself. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rico dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Rico's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Blaine catches Rico with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Blaine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rico shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blaine sprawls well. Blaine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rico gets slowly back to his feet.
Blaine doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rico ducks under a wild hook from Blaine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rico shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A little jabbing left from Blaine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blaine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rico counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T1#
Blaine scores with a sloppy right hand. Rico should have avoided that one.
Blaine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rico is defended easily by Blaine.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Rico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rico looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blaine connects with the punch.#T2#
Blaine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rico.
Rico appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blaine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rico's head.
Blaine misses with a hook.
Blaine with a hook.
Blaine looks to land a right hand but Rico moved out of range.
Rico moves away from the strike by Blaine.
Rico uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaine.
Rico slips under a jab.
Blaine connects with a looping right hand.
Henry Blaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3##TD#
Blaine gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blaine pulls Rico in close to prevent any damage.
Blaine controls Rico momentarily but Rico frees himself.
Rico postures up in Blaine's guard and throws a big left but Blaine blocks it.
Rico throwing strikes from guard but Blaine blocks nicely.
Rico wants to pass the guard but Blaine is keeping the position.
Blaine seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T4##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blaine slaps away a takedown attempt from Rico, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blaine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rico.
Blaine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rico was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaine.
Henry Blaine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Blaine misses.
Blaine just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRico.
Blaine throws a hook but Rico avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Blaine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blaine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Blaine!
Henry Blaine decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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