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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Ritchie (ranked 3764 p4p, 319 weight class) and Freddie Mercury (ranked 3218 p4p, 289 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mercury's choice of entrance music: Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). 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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150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Ritchie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury tries a head kick but it misses.
Ritchie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mercury counters with a series of strikes. Ritchie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ritchie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mercury throws a leg kick which misses Ritchie's front leg but catches the back leg as Ritchie tries to avoid it.
Ritchie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercury can pounce on him.
Freddie Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritchie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ritchie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ritchie tests Mercury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercury.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercury throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ritchie wants to clinch up but Mercury keeps it at a distance.
Ritchie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mercury throws a fast counter high kick but Ritchie manages to duck under it in time.
Mercury throws a series of punches but Ritchie moves out of range.
Ritchie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ritchie throws a low kick but Mercury avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury throws a head kick that misses.
Mercury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercury misses with a head kick.
Ritchie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mercury manages to circle out of the way.
Ritchie lands with a shot to the body.
Mercury tries a low kick but Ritchie avoids it.
Ritchie moves in looking to clinch but Mercury pushes him off.
Ritchie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ritchie tries to clinch up.
Crunch! Mercury slams his shin into Ritchie's torso.
Ritchie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ritchie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mercury under the eye.
Mercury misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mercury goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mercury moves away from the strike by Ritchie.
Nice uppercut lands for Ritchie. That snapped Mercury's head back.
Mercury swats away the attempt to clinch by Ritchie.
Mercury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ritchie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Mercury.
Ritchie doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercury circles away.
Mercury pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ritchie is out of range and Mercury settles back down.
That kick from Ritchie tenderised Mercury's leg. Mercury is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mercury lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mercury.
Ritchie misses with a body kick.
Mercury on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ritchie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ritchie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mercury throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ritchie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mercury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ritchie moves to clinch but Mercury breaks away
and Mercury counters with a nice body shot.
Ritchie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands an overhand right.
No joy there for Ritchie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left and a right from Ritchie both land. Nice combination.
Mercury scores with a head kick.
Ritchie blocks a head kick by Mercury.
Ritchie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mercury dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ritchie. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Mercury.
A head kick by Mercury misses
and Ritchie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Ritchie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ritchie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Mercury misses.
Ritchie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ritchie checks a low kick from Mercury.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mercury lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ritchie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mercury throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mercury goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mercury throws a head kick that misses.
Mercury works over Ritchie's head and body with a nice combination.
Ritchie cracks the inside of Mercury's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ritchie. Mercury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Mercury there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Ritchie misses its intended target.
Ritchie moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ritchie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mercury blocks the body kick.
Mercury misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Mercury dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ritchie cracks Mercury with a good jab.
Mercury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ritchie.
Ritchie avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Mercury.
Ritchie swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
Ritchie wants to slow Mercury down by chopping away at his legs.
Ritchie is looking to land body kicks.
Ritchie throws a leg kick but Mercury checks it.
Mercury avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercury throws a leg kick but Ritchie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mercury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ritchie wants to clinch up but Mercury keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Mercury.
Freddie Mercury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercury.
Mercury cracks Ritchie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mercury scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritchie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mercury. That did some damage!
Mercury keeps the fight on the outside.
Ritchie swinging wildly here.
Mercury throws a sloppy head kick and Ritchie moves out of range easily.
Mercury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ritchie moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mercury.
Ritchie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mercury is out of range and Ritchie settles back down.
Ritchie has closed the distance and engaged Mercury in a clinch.
Ritchie just leaning against Mercury, taking a breather.
Ritchie is looking to control Mercury's arms but Mercury gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ritchie has his back to the cage.
Mercury breaks the clinch.
Ritchie avoids the head kick by Mercury.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mercury checks a leg kick.
Mercury throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie is looking to clinch but Mercury is avoiding it.
Mercury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ritchie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ritchie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercury manages to avoid it.
Mercury tries to bum rush Ritchie with a series of wild strikes but Ritchie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mercury scores with a punch to the head.
Mercury misses the shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mercury. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ritchie cracks Mercury with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mercury in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritchie blocks a head kick by Mercury.
Ritchie cracks Mercury with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mercury lands a leg kick that knocks Ritchie off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Mercury.
Ritchie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mercury unleashes a big counter combination but Ritchie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ritchie scores with the left hand. Mercury knows he should have avoided that one.
Mercury lands a head kick. Ritchie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ritchie tries to clinch up but Mercury circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ritchie's calf.
Ritchie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ritchie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mercury moves out of range of the body kick.
Ritchie wants to clinch up but Mercury keeps it at a distance.
Ritchie connects with a solid leg kick.
Ritchie lands a body shot.
Ritchie scores with a decent looking hook.
Mercury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ritchie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mercury throws a big counter head kick but Ritchie avoids it with no problem.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mercury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Ritchie tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ritchie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercury can pounce on him.
Ritchie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mercury throws out a counter right but Ritchie avoids it with no problem.
Mercury on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ritchie.
Mercury is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mercury scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritchie avoids a kick to the body.
Ritchie wants to clinch.
Ritchie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercury.
Mercury throws a sloppy head kick and Ritchie moves out of range easily.
Mercury throws a right hand that Ritchie ducks under and follows up with a left that Ritchie also avoids with ease.
Mercury scores with a leg kick.
Mercury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ritchie digs a good hook to Mercury's body.
A lazy left from Ritchie finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Freddie Mercury will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Ritchie misses with a straight right.
Ritchie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mercury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ritchie blocks a head kick by Mercury.
Ritchie throws the left hand but Mercury avoids the punch easily.
Mercury unleashes a big counter combination but Ritchie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ritchie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mercury looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Ritchie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freddie Mercury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercury tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ritchie swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
Mercury moves away from the strike by Ritchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Mercury is having none of it.
Ritchie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercury looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mercury scores with a push kick.
Sloppy strikes from Mercury. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritchie tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mercury looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ritchie doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercury circles away.
Ritchie tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ritchie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ritchie blocks a jab.
Mercury avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ritchie moves out of range of the body kick from Mercury.
Ritchie throws a head kick but Mercury moves out of range.
Mercury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ritchie is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mercury throws a head kick but Ritchie moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ritchie. That's going to slow Mercury down.
Mercury has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ritchie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercury counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury ducks under a wild hook from Ritchie.
Ritchie misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritchie wants to clinch up but Mercury keeps it at a distance.
Mercury now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ritchie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ritchie tries to land a front kick but Mercury steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circling - Ritchie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ritchie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mercury throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ritchie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mercury.
Mercury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercury has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mercury there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ritchie checks a low kick from Mercury.
Mercury swats away the attempt to clinch by Ritchie.
Mercury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie tries to clinch up but Mercury circles away and keeps his distance.
Ritchie throws a leg kick that misses.
Ritchie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mercury's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ritchie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mercury scrambles back to his feet.
Mercury misses with a kick to the body.
Ritchie misses the shot to the body.
Mercury cracks the inside of Ritchie's front leg.
Ritchie throws a leg kick
and Mercury counters with a nice leg kick.
Mercury lands with a nice body kick.
Mercury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercury moves out of range of the body kick.
Mercury throws a sloppy head kick and Ritchie moves out of range easily.
Ritchie looks to land a body kick but Mercury moved away.
Ritchie throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good work by Mercury as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercury throws a body kick that misses.
Ritchie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mercury misses with a wild combination.
Ritchie rushes Mercury and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Freddie Mercury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ritchie misses with a punch to the body.
Robert Ritchie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ritchie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ritchie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mercury stalks Ritchie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ritchie's face. Ritchie staggers backwards, shaken.
Ritchie stuns Mercury with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, jab by Ritchie - just one landing.
Ritchie lands with a cross.
Mercury is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Ritchie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mercury 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Mercury!
Freddie Mercury bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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