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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Gaethje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ferdinand Richmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Gaethje!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richmond swats away the attempt to clinch by Gaethje.
Gaethje misses with a jab to the body
and Richmond counters with a series of strikes. Gaethje will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gaethje is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richmond is looking for a counter combo.
Gaethje tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richmond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaethje clinches up with Richmond and pushes him back against the cage.
Richmond breaks the clinch.
Gaethje doesn't manage to clinch there - Richmond circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaethje tries to clinch but Richmond moves out of range.
Richmond swats away the attempt to clinch by Gaethje.
Gaethje misses with a lunging right hand
and Richmond makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gaethje throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richmond counters with a shoot takedown. Gaethje fights it but they end up in guard.
Gaethje looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richmond postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Richmond stops Gaethje from standing up.
Richmond gets to his feet - Gaethje follows without any prompting.
Gaethje tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richmond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaethje misses the jab.
Richmond throws a wild body kick that Gaethje sees coming a mile off.
Gaethje looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Richmond misses with a body kick.
Gaethje looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Richmond gets a takedown into half guard.
Richmond controlling the action here.
Richmond looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Richmond not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Richmond connects with a nice short shot to Gaethje's temple.
Gaethje is trying to stand.
Richmond looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gaethje with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Richmond.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaethje on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Richmond landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Richmond looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gaethje with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richmond working over Gaethje with some ground and pound. Gaethje looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Richmond working Gaethje over with strikes.
Richmond working Gaethje over with strikes.
Richmond working over Gaethje with some ground and pound. Gaethje looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Richmond working the head and body with strikes.
Gaethje really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Richmond. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaethje has hold of Richmond's hands but Richmond slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Richmond seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Richmond is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Richmond decides to stand up.
Richmond is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Justin Gaethje seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richmond tries to land a front kick but Gaethje steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gaethje throws a hook to the side of Richmond's head but Richmond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaethje misses with a right hand
and Richmond counters with a left and a right that stings Gaethje.
Richmond has a takedown stuffed.
Gaethje tries to clinch there but Richmond circles away.
Richmond closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Richmond lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richmond landing some decent shots from guard.
Richmond content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Richmond with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaethje has momentary wrist control but Richmond slips an elbow through the middle.
Richmond distracts Gaethje with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gaethje can do anything to dispel that myth.
Richmond with a nice head shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richmond with a nice head shot there.
Richmond working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gaethje's head.
Richmond is working Gaethje over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Richmond stops Gaethje from standing up.
Richmond postures up and lands a big shot to Gaethje's brow.
Richmond has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Richmond makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Richmond landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Richmond dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Richmond clinches with his opponent.
Gaethje breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaethje swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaethje is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaethje throws a right and a left that Richmond avoids nicely.
Richmond circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaethje closes the distance but Richmond moves to the side
and Richmond counters with a left and a right that stings Gaethje.
Ferdinand Richmond is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaethje tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richmond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richmond quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gaethje is breathing heavily.
Gaethje looks to clinch
and Richmond counters with a left and a right that stings Gaethje.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaethje cracks Richmond with a good jab.
Gaethje tries to keep at a distance but Richmond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Richmond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Gaethje. Those never looked like landing.
Richmond throws a head kick but Gaethje moves out of range.
Richmond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gaethje, pushing him back against the cage.
Richmond tries to break free but Gaethje pushes him back against the cage.
Richmond misses with a knee strike.
Richmond tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Richmond breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richmond misses with a leg kick.
Gaethje scores with a jab.
Richmond looking to score a takedown here. Gaethje is defending well but Richmond drives through and ends up in Gaethje's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richmond with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Richmond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaethje can do to turn this around?
Richmond is in close to Gaethje's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Richmond's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Richmond lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richmond stands up over Gaethje, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gaethje wants to stand up but Richmond is controlling him.
Richmond cracks Gaethje with a solid left hand.
Richmond scoring with punches to the head and body.
Richmond working some strikes from top position.
Richmond postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Richmond is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richmond lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gaethje has momentary wrist control but Richmond slips an elbow through the middle.
Richmond scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Richmond's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Richmond is in close to Gaethje's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Richmond postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Richmond working some strikes from top position.
Richmond is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Richmond sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Richmond postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Richmond sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gaethje wants to stand up but Richmond is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaethje has momentary wrist control but Richmond slips an elbow through the middle.
Richmond landing some decent shots from guard.
Richmond postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gaethje wants to get back to his feet but Richmond is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Richmond working some strikes from top position.
Gaethje wants to stand and escape but Richmond is having none of it.
Richmond content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ferdinand Richmond overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richmond decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Richmond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaethje.
Richmond throws a big counter combination but Gaethje scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Richmond throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Richmond closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gaethje to the mat! Gaethje manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Richmond dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gaethje misses with a jab to the body
and Richmond counters by clinching up.
Gaethje has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Richmond tries to pull guard but Gaethje holds him up against the cage and eventually Richmond drops back down to his feet.
Gaethje avoids a wild elbow strike from Richmond.
Richmond decides to pull guard.
Gaethje tries to stand but Richmond is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richmond is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gaethje takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richmond trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaethje gets to his feet - Richmond follows without any prompting.
Gaethje tries to clinch
and Richmond counters with a one-two to the body.
Richmond shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gaethje as he jumps to the side.
Gaethje tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richmond paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaethje tries to clinch up
and Richmond counters with a two punch combo.
Richmond swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Justin Gaethje has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferdinand Richmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaethje tries to clinch up but Richmond circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaethje pushes Richmond up against the cage in a clinch.
Richmond fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinand Richmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richmond is trying to break free.
Gaethje blocks an elbow strike.
Gaethje breaks from the clinch.
Gaethje is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richmond.
Richmond scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Richmond there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gaethje tries to close the distance and clinch but Richmond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Justin Gaethje is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaethje throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richmond went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Richmond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaethje.
Gaethje tries to clinch up.
Richmond defending well as Gaethje loads up on a big left hand.
Gaethje misses with a left hand
and Richmond counters with a two punch combo.
Gaethje is looking to clinch but Richmond is avoiding it.
Richmond throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gaethje misses with a right hand
and Richmond counters with a two punch combo.
Gaethje throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richmond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaethje wants to clinch but Richmond slips to the side
and Richmond counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Richmond.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaethje kicks Richmond off and gets to his feet.
Gaethje closes the distance looking to clinch
and Richmond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaethje misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Richmond counters with a two punch combo.
Gaethje tries to clinch but Richmond moves out of range.
Gaethje misses with the combination.
Richmond is looking for a counter combo.
Richmond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaethje throws out the jab.
Richmond is looking for a counter combo.
Richmond swats away the attempt to clinch by Gaethje.
Richmond throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gaethje avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinand Richmond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richmond has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferdinand Richmond!
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energy
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