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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Richarlison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Go To Sleep as his entrance music. Ricardo Diaz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Richarlison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richarlison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Richarlison saw that one coming.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Richarlison knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richarlison circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richarlison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Richarlison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Richarlison showed some decent athleticism there.
Richarlison decides to return to a standing position.
Richarlison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot by Diaz.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Richarlison.
Diaz tries to bum rush Richarlison with a series of wild strikes but Richarlison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richarlison staying out of range there.
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Richarlison.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ricardo Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richarlison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Richarlison persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Richarlison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Diaz.
Richarlison staying out of range there.
Richarlison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Richarlison avoids it well.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Richarlison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Richarlison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Richarlison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Richarlison passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Richarlison is trying to get an arm triangle but Diaz is defending well.
Richarlison misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Richarlison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Diaz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison trying to control the position but Diaz is working away.
Richarlison tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Richarlison has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Richarlison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Richarlison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Richarlison is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Richarlison working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Richarlison prevents Diaz from escaping the position.
Richarlison tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Richarlison has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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 Ricky Richarlison will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Richarlison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Richarlison gets slowly back to his feet.
Richarlison slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Richarlison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Richarlison walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Diaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ricardo Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Richarlison avoids them all with ease.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richarlison fails with the takedown.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Richarlison gets the takedown into side control.
Richarlison prevents Diaz from escaping the position.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz is not content to let Richarlison control the position.
Richarlison fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Richarlison wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diaz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Richarlison tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Richarlison has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Richarlison.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richarlison trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Richarlison is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diaz pushes Richarlison away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Richarlison gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Richarlison is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Richarlison has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Richarlison lands a few punches from side control.
Richarlison creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Diaz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four 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.
Richarlison throws an elbow but Diaz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Richarlison has hold of Diaz's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Diaz tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Richarlison cranks the arm and Diaz screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Diaz, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ricky Richarlison!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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