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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Ritzik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Escobar De Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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231 lbs
18 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rupert Ritzik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Escobar De Vega!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritzik rushes De Vega and presses him up against the ropes.
Ritzik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ritzik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ritzik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ritzik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Vega throws a body shot but no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Vega!
De Vega throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid body kick from De Vega.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Vega drives through with a takedown into Ritzik's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ritzik is looking to stand up but De Vega isn't so interested in that idea.
De Vega is looking to work some ground and pound but Ritzik has wrist control.
De Vega throws a strike but Ritzik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritzik tries to stand but De Vega is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Vega is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritzik is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Vega works over Ritzik with some ground and pound from guard.
Ritzik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Vega.
De Vega with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Vega throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Vega has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Vega wants to control from the top but Ritzik keeps moving.
De Vega trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Vega working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Vega trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
My spies in Mist Of Pandaria inform me that De Vega has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
De Vega wants to control from the top but Ritzik keeps moving.
De Vega throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ritzik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ritzik pushes De Vega off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
De Vega bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Vega lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ritzik takes a step back to recover.
Ritzik tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Vega closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ritzik's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Vega's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Vega is standing up over Ritzik. Ritzik looks to escape but De Vega dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vega tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
De Vega wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ritzik, who protects the arm well.
De Vega prevents Ritzik from escaping the position.
De Vega throws a strike aimed at the side of Ritzik's head but Ritzik avoids it well.
De Vega cracks Ritzik with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
De Vega wants to control but Ritzik is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
De Vega tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Vega has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ritzik defending against the ground and pound.
De Vega misses with the ground and pound.
Ritzik is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but De Vega has just dragged him back down to the mat.
De Vega lands a few punches from side control.
De Vega in side control lands a decent elbow.
An elbow from De Vega crashes against the mat.
De Vega wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ritzik keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Escobar De Vega dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Vega moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Vega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Vega throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Vega drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Vega stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ritzik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Vega throws a big right hand that misses.
Ritzik is looking to stand up but De Vega isn't so interested in that idea.
De Vega wants to control from the top but Ritzik keeps moving.
Ritzik looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Vega's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ritzik keeping moving, preventing De Vega from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Vega accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Vega working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ritzik wants to get back to his feet but De Vega is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
De Vega makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ritzik has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes De Vega off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
De Vega connects with an inside leg kick.
De Vega moves out of range of the strikes.
Ritzik walks into a straight right hand from De Vega.
De Vega lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Vega closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vega digs a right hand into Ritzik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ritzik's gas tank.
A short right from De Vega.
De Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by Ritzik.
De Vega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Vega has Ritzik pressed against the ropes, preventing Ritzik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ritzik is trying to break free.
De Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Vega lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De Vega softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
De Vega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Vega misses with a body punch.
Ritzik looking to stall.
De Vega lands a left hand.
It looks like Rupert Ritzik has been cut.
De Vega lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ritzik backwards.
De Vega gets through Ritzik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ritzik is trying to break the clinch but De Vega has him pressed against the ropes.
De Vega presses Ritzik against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Vega taking a breather.
Ritzik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Vega is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Vega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Vega misses with a body punch.
De Vega lands a right hand.
De Vega lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from De Vega - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Vega.
De Vega throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Vega scores with a shot to the side of Ritzik's head.
De Vega cracks Ritzik with a nice body shot.
De Vega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ritzik backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for De Vega.
A right handed body shot lands from De Vega.
A short right from De Vega on the inside.
De Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritzik tries to circle away but De Vega has him pinned against the ropes.
De Vega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ritzik backwards.
De Vega lands with a right to the head.
De Vega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ritzik is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritzik blocks an uppercut.
Oh Ritzik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Vega lands a big right hand that drops Ritzik! The killer instinct kicks in and De Vega finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by De Vega!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Escobar De Vega!
After winning the bout, Escobar De Vega thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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RATING
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