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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isla Bonita (ranked 3124 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Richardson (ranked 1667 p4p, 0 weight class). Isla Bonita could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Moe Richardson 's chin.
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192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Isla Bonita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Moe Richardson !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonita is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richardson .
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonita.
Richardson looks to land a combination but Bonita avoids it well.
Bonita has Richardson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonita tries to land a knee to the head but Richardson blocks with his arms.
Richardson 's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Richardson 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Richardson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bonita lands a body punch.
Richardson blocks an elbow strike.
Bonita taking a breather.
Bonita lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonita holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonita lands an elbow just above Richardson 's eye.
Richardson looking for a takedown.
Bonita dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonita.
Richardson can't get the takedown.
Isla Bonita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moe Richardson .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonita has Richardson pressed against the cage.
Richardson wants a takedown.
Richardson goes for a takedown attempt but Bonita pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Richardson tried to score with a low kick but Bonita checks it.
Richardson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bonita just misses with a punch to the body.
Richardson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonita misses the shot to the body.
Bonita wants to clinch.
Bonita has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Richardson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bonita to the mat! Bonita manages to get full guard.
Bonita is trying to control the position but Richardson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bonita keeping moving, preventing Richardson from controlling successfully.
Bonita is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bonita throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richardson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richardson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bonita wants to improve his position but instead Richardson has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Richardson lands a nice short elbow.
Richardson is thwarting Bonita's attempts to control the position.
Bonita is looking for a sweep. Richardson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Richardson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Richardson seems to be looking for submissions.
Richardson prevents Bonita from improving his position.
Richardson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson prevents Bonita from standing back up.
Richardson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bonita knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bonita tries to get to full guard but Richardson has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richardson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bonita wants to get back to full guard but Richardson has passed into side control.
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 Isla Bonita will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bonita misses with a straight right.
Bonita throws the kick towards the body but Richardson avoids it.
Richardson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bonita's guard.
Richardson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bonita's head.
Bonita working a defensive guard here.
Richardson landing with the ground and pound.
Richardson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson won't allow Bonita to sweep him here.
Bonita is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson wants to control but Bonita is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Richardson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bonita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moe Richardson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bonita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Richardson 's head.
Richardson is not content to let Bonita control the position.
Bonita looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Richardson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bonita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bonita is stalling in the full guard.
Richardson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two 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 scores with a nice shot.
Richardson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bonita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bonita postures up in Richardson 's guard and throws a big left but Richardson blocks it.
Richardson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bonita escapes and throws Richardson 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Richardson prevents Bonita from improving position.
Richardson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bonita thows a huge punch but Richardson dodges it nicely.
Bonita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonita seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Richardson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bonita.
Richardson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bonita is working away from the top position though.
Bonita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bonita throws a strike but Richardson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bonita advances to half guard.
Bonita is looking for a kimura here.
Bonita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson controlling the position well.
Bonita looks to land a strike but Richardson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Richardson wants to sweep but no luck.
Bonita throws a big right hand that misses.
Richardson looking for a guillotine here but Bonita defends easily.
Bonita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonita stopping the sweep attempt from Richardson .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isla Bonita dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bonita throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonita throws a body punch but Richardson moves out of range.
Moe Richardson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richardson slips a jab and a cross from Bonita.
Richardson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonita throws a leg kick
and Richardson counters with a shoot takedown. Bonita fights it but they end up in guard.
Richardson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Richardson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Richardson throws a strike but Bonita rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richardson is keeping the position for now.
Richardson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonita looking to sit in guard and control but Richardson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Richardson scoring with some ground and pound.
Bonita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richardson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richardson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Richardson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Richardson wants to control from the top but Bonita keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonita working a defensive guard here.
Richardson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Richardson stopping the sweep attempt from Bonita.
Richardson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Richardson stopping the sweep attempt from Bonita.
Richardson cracks Bonita with a solid left hand.
Richardson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Richardson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Richardson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Richardson trying to control but Bonita is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Richardson gets a double leg takedown into Bonita's guard.
Bonita trying to keep a closed guard but Richardson is proving a slippery customer.
Bonita keeping moving, preventing Richardson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Richardson wants to control from the top but Bonita keeps moving.
Richardson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bonita is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonita tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bonita 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.
Bonita is working hard here to advance position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Richardson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bonita has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Moe Richardson !
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Moe Richardson !
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Isla Bonita!
Moe Richardson wins by split decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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