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Event:
VTFC: Proving Grounds 4
Date: Jun 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Ricard misses with a two punch combination.
Ricard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Locke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ricard misses with a combination
and Locke counters with a nice body shot.
Ricard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ricard or perhaps it was just good defense by Locke, which made it look bad.
Ricard throws a sloppy head kick and Locke moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Locke closes the distance and clinches.
Ricard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ricard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Locke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ricard seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown but Locke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Ricard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Locke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricard manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ricard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Ricard there.#T1#
Locke takes a jab right on the kisser.
#CL2#
Locke closes the distance and pushes Ricard back into the cage.
Ricard takes a shot to the head.
Locke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ricard.
Ricard is trying to force a seperation but Locke has the dominant position.
Locke pushes Ricard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Locke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ricard is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Locke.
Locke is working Ricard over against the cage.
Locke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Locke scores with a shoulder strike.
Locke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ricard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Locke lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
Locke stalling in the clinch.
Locke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Locke lands a body shot.
Locke will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ricard up against the cage.
Locke scores with a shot to the side of Ricard's head.
A short uppercut from Locke.
Locke lands a left hand.
Locke leaning his opponent against the cage.
Locke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Locke gets through Ricard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Locke stalling against the cage.
Locke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ricard is trying to push Locke away but Locke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Locke scores with a shot to the side of Ricard's head.
Locke scores with a hook to the body.
Locke stalling against the cage.
Locke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Locke will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ricard up against the cage.
Locke stalling.
#T4#
Locke lands a body punch.
Locke slowing the pace effectively.
A right handed body shot lands from Locke.
Locke scores with a shot to the side of Ricard's head.
Locke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Locke lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Locke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ricard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Locke counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Locke pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ricard back to the cage. Locke follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Locke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice straight punches there by Locke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Locke.#ROC2#
Ricard is rocked!
Locke drops Ricard with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ricard! Locke dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Locke!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Left hook, right uppercut from Ricard. #CUT2#
It looks like Lucius Perkins has been cut.
Ricard throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Perkins counters by clinching up. #TD#
Perkins has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ricard clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Perkins throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Perkins not allowing Ricard to control his hands. #SUB#
Ricard defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Even with his hooks in, Perkins manages to miss with strikes from the back. #T1##SUB#
Perkins looking to break Ricard's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ricard remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Perkins will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Ricard covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Ricard wants to get back to his feet.
Ricard is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Perkins is not going to allow Ricard to sit and survive in this position. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Perkins lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Ricard.
#ES2#
Perkins has his opponent's back but Ricard is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Perkins.
Perkins takes a swing at Ricard's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Ricard clinches. #TD2#
Ricard has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Perkins is trying to keep an underhook but Ricard manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ricard is trying to control. Perkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Perkins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Perkins is adopting a defensive guard.#T3##SU2#
Perkins is working an open guard so Ricard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Perkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ricard.
Ricard throws a right hand that Perkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Perkins also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Ricard scores with a four punch combination!#CL2#
Ricard darts in and clinches Perkins up against the cage.#BC#
Perkins breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Ricard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perkins throwing a counter right hand but Ricard manages to avoid it.
Perkins shoots in but Ricard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ricard fails in his attempt to clinch. #T4##CL#
Perkins rushes Ricard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Perkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Perkins breaks the clinch.
Ricard misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perkins.
Ricard looks winded!
Ricard misses with a wild combination.
#CL#
Perkins moves into the clinch.
Perkins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ricard after a bit of a struggle. #BC#
Perkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Perkins closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Ricard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucius Perkins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD#
Perkins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ricard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from Perkins are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Perkins throws a strike aimed at the side of Ricard's head but Ricard avoids it well.
Ricard struggling a bit here.
Ricard pushes Perkins away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Perkins gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Perkins 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.#T1##ES2#
Ricard explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Ricard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Perkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ricard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ricard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A combination from Ricard does no damage.
Ricard stuffs the takedown attempt from Perkins. Perkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Perkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ricard is breathing heavily.
Perkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ricard avoids it really well and circles away.
Ricard tries to clinch
and Perkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T2#
Perkins shoots in for a takedown but Ricard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucius Perkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Calvin Ricard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard tries to clinch
and Perkins counters with a nice leg kick.
Calvin Ricard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Perkins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ricard wants to get back to his feet.
Perkins throwing shots but Ricard is blocking nicely.
Ricard controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #T3#
Ricard wants to get back to his feet.
Ricard wants to stand back up but Perkins manages to pass into side control.
Ricard is trying to buck Perkins off.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perkins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Perkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ricard, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Perkins breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Ricard.
Ricard fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Perkins closes the distance and clinches.
Perkins misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perkins missing with knees to the body.
Ricard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Calvin Ricard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lucius Perkins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Ricard throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Perkins colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Ricard as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Perkins is left battered and dazed whilst Ricard and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Ricard!
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