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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gordy Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yacoub Qura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qura has chosen The Finest - MF Doom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordy Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yacoub Qura!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson throws a jab when Qura was well out of range.
Qura defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Richardson.
Qura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Richardson's head.
Qura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Qura tries to clinch but Richardson moves out of range.
Qura shoots in but Richardson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Richardson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qura moves away.
Richardson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richardson swats away the attempt to clinch by Qura.
Qura scores with a nice body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Qura.
It looks like Gordy Richardson has been cut.
Qura scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Richardson looks for a takedown but Qura sprawls well.
Qura looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Richardson!
Qura controlling from the full mount.
Richardson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson is breathing heavily.
Qura controlling his opponent.
Qura trying to control but Richardson is having none of it.
Qura blocks Richardson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Richardson regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Qura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Richardson tries to get to full guard but Qura has control of the leg.
Qura tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Richardson tries to roll over but Qura keeps him under control.
Richardson is looking to get back to full guard here but Qura has managed to pass to side control instead.
Qura controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Qura has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Qura controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Richardson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Qura wants to control the pace but Richardson is squirming around nicely.
Qura controlling his opponent.
Despite being in the dominant position, Yacoub Qura just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Qura moves out of range as Richardson strikes.
Richardson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richardson throws a combination that misses
and Qura moves into the clinch.
Qura gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Richardson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yacoub Qura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gordy Richardson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Qura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Qura slips a straight right by Richardson.
Richardson dodges the punch combination from Qura.
Richardson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Qura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Qura moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Qura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Qura doesn't manage to clinch there - Richardson circles away.
Qura is looking to clinch.
Qura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richardson misses the body punch
and Qura counters with a big head kick but Richardson shrugs it off.
Qura misses with a double jab
and Richardson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Qura!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qura is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Richardson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Qura prevents any damage by holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson avoids the attempt from Qura to control.
Qura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Richardson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Richardson throwing strikes but Qura bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Qura is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Richardson is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Qura scores with a one two! Richardson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by Qura.
Richardson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Richardson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richardson.
Qura looks to land a combination but Richardson avoids it well.
Qura darts in trying to clinch
so Richardson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Qura wants to stand but Richardson is controlling the position.
Qura kicks Richardson off and gets to his feet.
Richardson lands the left hand.
Qura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Qura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richardson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Qura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richardson misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qura throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Richardson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Qura tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richardson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Qura somewhat.
Qura throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Qura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Qura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richardson, pushing him back against the cage.
Richardson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Qura avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Richardson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Qura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Qura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Richardson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Richardson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Richardson wants to control from the top but Qura keeps moving.
Richardson throws a big right hand that misses.
Qura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Qura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Richardson prevents Qura from getting back to his feet.
Richardson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Qura is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Richardson, into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Qura stopping the sweep attempt from Richardson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gordy Richardson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gordy Richardson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Richardson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Qura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richardson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Qura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Qura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richardson throws out the jab.
Richardson shoots in for a takedown but Qura shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Qura.
Qura has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Qura drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Qura decides to stand back up. Qura steps back and let's Richardson get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qura shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Richardson's guard.
Qura postures up.
Richardson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Richardson stops Qura from getting back to his feet.
Qura is refusing to be controlled, as Richardson sits in half guard.
Qura tries to kick Richardson off but Richardson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Richardson working Qura over with strikes.
Richardson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Qura!
Gordy Richardson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richardson throws some wild stikes that Qura manages to avoid easily.
Richardson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Qura is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richardson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Qura avoids a series of strikes thrown by Richardson.
Qura working to try and regain half guard.
Qura is trying to stand up.
Richardson wants to control the pace but Qura is squirming around nicely.
Richardson prevents Qura from getting the reversal.
Richardson unloads with some shots from mount but Qura bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson punching from mount but Qura doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Qura avoids a series of strikes thrown by Richardson.
Qura is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Richardson prevents Qura from getting the reversal.
Richardson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Qura hang on?
BOOM! Richardson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Qura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Qura wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Richardson.
Richardson punishing his opponent with strikes.
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.
Richardson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Qura blocking the ground and pound.
Richardson throwing strikes here but Qura is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Qura tries to hold on but Richardson pushes him away.
Richardson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Qura has worked his arm free - good work by Qura!
Richardson looks up at the clock and then as Qura takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Richardson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Qura wants to control but Richardson postures up.
Richardson tries to advance to mount but Qura denies him.
Richardson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Qura rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Richardson's guard! Nice work there by Qura!
And that's the end of the fight!
Yacoub Qura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Qura 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yacoub Qura!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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