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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bret Moffatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoel Rickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bret Moffatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yoel Rickson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickson tries to clinch up.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moffatt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moffatt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rickson wants to improve his position but Moffatt is controlling well.
Moffatt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rickson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rickson won't allow Moffatt to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rickson has hold of Moffatt's hands but Moffatt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moffatt passes to full mount!
Moffatt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moffatt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rickson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rickson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moffatt controlling his opponent.
Moffatt throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rickson is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickson tries to hold on but Moffatt pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moffatt trying to control but Rickson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moffatt with shots to the head and body - Rickson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Moffatt prevents Rickson from getting the reversal.
Moffatt controlling the position easily from mount.
Rickson is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moffatt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rickson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rickson tries to roll over but Moffatt keeps him under control.
Rickson is refusing to be controlled, as Moffatt sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moffatt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Moffatt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rickson on the ground.
Moffatt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rickson is trying to stand up here but Moffatt is controlling him well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rickson is trying to maintain the position but Moffatt is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Moffatt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rickson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moffatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rickson can do to turn this around?
Rickson wants to clinch.
Rickson is looking to clinch but Moffatt is avoiding it.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch but Moffatt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rickson stuffs the takedown.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moffatt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moffatt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Moffatt keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rickson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moffatt misses with a head kick.
Moffatt misses with a takedown attempt - Rickson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickson clinches.
Moffatt tries to break the clinch but Rickson is controlling the position.
Moffatt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rickson has him pressed against the cage.
Moffatt is trying to push Rickson away but Rickson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moffatt working aggressively here.
Rickson blocks an elbow strike.
Rickson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rickson lands a nice shot to the body.
Rickson is leaning against Moffatt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rickson is working Moffatt over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rickson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moffatt backwards.
It looks like Bret Moffatt has been cut.
A short left from Rickson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rickson.
A right handed body shot lands from Rickson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rickson.
Rickson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moffatt.
Rickson lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rickson cracks Moffatt with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Rickson.
Rickson digs a right hand into Moffatt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moffatt's gas tank.
Rickson digs a right hand underneath Moffatt's ribcage. Moffatt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rickson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rickson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rickson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rickson lands a hook that snaps the head of Moffatt backwards.
Rickson lands a big right hand that drops Moffatt! The killer instinct kicks in and Rickson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rickson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoel Rickson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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