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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a looping right.
A shot to the liver by Richards. Beautiful body shot.
Richards bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robinson.
Richards misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Richards lands an impressive looking overhand right. Robinson doesn't seem phased though.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robinson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Sean Richards has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richards thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Robinson if he has to take too many more of those.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Robinson.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Robinson defending well as Richards loads up on a big left hand.
Sean Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richards is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Richards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Richards has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards moves into the clinch successfully.
Robinson stalling the fight.
Richards throws a knee to the head but misses.
Richards lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Richards misses with a knee strike.
Richards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Robinson dodges an elbow strike from Richards.
Richards connects with a knee to the head.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Robinson blocking some punches.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to circle away but Richards has him pinned against the cage.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richards tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Richards misses with some punches.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
Richards unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robinson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Richards tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Richards misses with an elbow strike.
Richards pushes off an throws an elbow but Robinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robinson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Richards creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Richards lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Our sources have told us that Richards has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Richards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson tries to break free but Richards pushes him back against the cage.
Robinson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Robinson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Richards thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Robinson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
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 Sean Richards will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Richards's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robinson slips under a jab.
Richards connects with a looping right hand.
Sean Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robinson, pushing him back against the cage.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Richards lands a nice elbow.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Richards.
Richards throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson working aggressively here.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards checks a low kick from Robinson.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Robinson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Robinson shoots in looking for a takedown but Richards manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Robinson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Robinson looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been informed that Robinson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Richards lands a leg kick that knocks Robinson off balance momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Richards as Robinson shoots in.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson darts in looking for a takedown but Richards gets double underhooks and turns Robinson into the cage.
Sean Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Robinson.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Richards misses with an elbow over the top.
Robinson tries to break free but Richards pushes him back against the cage.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
Richards misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Richards pushes off an throws an elbow but Robinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Richards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Robinson connects with a crisp jab.
Richards gets a clinch.
Sean Richards has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Richards lands an uppercut.
Richards working aggressively here.
Richards looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robinson is trying to pull guard but Richards turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Robinson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Richards working Robinson over with knees to the body.
Richards throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson walks into a stiff left hand from Richards.
Richards scores with a kick to the midsection.
Robinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robinson needs to keep his hands up - Richards had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson has Richards up against the cage in a clinch.
Richards scores with a knee to the head.
Robinson avoids a wild elbow strike from Richards.
Robinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robinson takes a shot to the head.
Richards looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Robinson tries to break free but Richards pushes him back against the cage.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Richards dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Richards's cut.
That's time! Richards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A big left from Richards misses.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richards has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Robinson slips under a jab.
Richards tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson moves out of range as Richards throws a body kick.
Robinson slips under a jab from Richards.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Richards circles away.
Robinson scores with a takedown into Richards's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Robinson's guard.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robinson wants to stand up but Richards is controlling him.
Richards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Richards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sean Richards wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Richards wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good shot there by Richards.
Richards lands a nice looking kick to the body. Robinson takes a step back to recover.
Richards looks to land a combination but Robinson avoids it well.
Robinson misses with the combination.
Richards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Richards is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards digs a good hook to Robinson's body.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
Richards instigates a clinch.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson taking a breather.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richards pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Robinson is trying to push Richards away but Richards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Richards has Robinson pressed against the cage, preventing Robinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Richards keeps him there for the moment.
Richards digs a right hand underneath Robinson's ribcage. Robinson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Richards lands a good knee to the midsection. Robinson won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson avoids the elbow strike from Richards, against the cage.
Sean Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richards looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Richards lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Richards misses with a knee strike.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Richards lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson blocking some punches.
Richards unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards trying to land knees to the body.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sean Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Richards, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Richards!
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