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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Russell I Wanna Tussle (ranked 4299 p4p, 6014 weight class) and Rich Richardson (ranked 497 p4p, 595 weight class). Rich Richardson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Russell I Wanna Tussle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rich Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
I Wanna Tussle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Richardson loads up on a big right hand but I Wanna Tussle slips the punch.
I Wanna Tussle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Richardson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Richardson checks a leg kick.
Richardson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Richardson walks into a jab.
I Wanna Tussle works Richardson's body with a nice hook.
I Wanna Tussle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Richardson misses.
Richardson checks a leg kick.
I Wanna Tussle scores with a nice right hand.
Richardson is looking to slow I Wanna Tussle down with leg kicks.
I Wanna Tussle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richardson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
I Wanna Tussle lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I Wanna Tussle motions for Richardson to come forward. I Wanna Tussle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
I Wanna Tussle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richardson.
I Wanna Tussle throws a hook to the side of Richardson's head but Richardson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I Wanna Tussle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
I Wanna Tussle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
I Wanna Tussle catches Richardson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Richardson. I Wanna Tussle does a little dance to reset his feet.
I Wanna Tussle tests Richardson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
I Wanna Tussle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
I Wanna Tussle moves out of range of the leg kick from Richardson.
It looks like I Wanna Tussle has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Russell I Wanna Tussle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big right from I Wanna Tussle misses.
I Wanna Tussle avoids a punch combination nicely.
I Wanna Tussle moves in looking to clinch but Richardson pushes him off.
Richardson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Richardson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but I Wanna Tussle was well out of range. Poor timing from Richardson.
I Wanna Tussle lands a glancing blow to the side of Richardson's head.
I Wanna Tussle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richardson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson blocks a low kick nicely.
Richardson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
I Wanna Tussle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
I Wanna Tussle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Richardson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richardson connects with a solid leg kick.
We've been informed that Richardson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Richardson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from I Wanna Tussle.
I Wanna Tussle misses with a hook. Richardson ducked under it nicely.
I Wanna Tussle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richardson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richardson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Richardson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Richardson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
I Wanna Tussle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richardson tries a quick counter leg kick but I Wanna Tussle is wise to it.
I Wanna Tussle lands the left hand.
I Wanna Tussle checks a low kick from Richardson.
A telegraphed right hand from I Wanna Tussle misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Russell I Wanna Tussle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Richardson misses with a wild body shot.
Richardson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down I Wanna Tussle rather than just go for the knockout.
Richardson moves away from the strike by I Wanna Tussle.
Richardson throws out a counter right but I Wanna Tussle avoids it with no problem.
Richardson with a hook.
I Wanna Tussle jabs Richardson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richardson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. I Wanna Tussle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A bone on bone clash there as I Wanna Tussle blocks the leg kick.
I Wanna Tussle clinches up with Richardson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Richardson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I Wanna Tussle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richardson can do to turn this around?
Richardson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
I Wanna Tussle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Richardson is out of range.
Richardson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
I Wanna Tussle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson connects with a solid leg kick.
I Wanna Tussle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Richardson's hands.
Richardson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
I Wanna Tussle is looking to clinch.
Richardson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I Wanna Tussle lands a nice shot that snaps Richardson's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from I Wanna Tussle.
I Wanna Tussle lands with a good body shot.
Richardson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
I Wanna Tussle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richardson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
I Wanna Tussle connects with a nice looking jab.
I Wanna Tussle tries to land a leg kick but Richardson saw it coming and moves away.
I Wanna Tussle tries to clinch but Richardson is having none of it.
I Wanna Tussle looks to score with a jab to the body but Richardson is just out of range.
Richardson throws a hook to the side of I Wanna Tussle's head but I Wanna Tussle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richardson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
I Wanna Tussle connects with a body shot that sends Richardson's belly button to the back.
I Wanna Tussle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
I Wanna Tussle loads up on a big right hand but Richardson slips the punch.
I Wanna Tussle throws a sloppy head kick
and Richardson counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
I Wanna Tussle tries to clinch up but Richardson circles away and keeps his distance.
I Wanna Tussle dips to his left and cracks Richardson with an uppercut!
A cross from Richardson lands.
Richardson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
I Wanna Tussle moves in looking to clinch but Richardson pushes him off.
I Wanna Tussle misses with a looping right.
I Wanna Tussle looks to land a right hand but Richardson moved out of range.
I Wanna Tussle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richardson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richardson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Richardson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
I Wanna Tussle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Richardson has time to react.
I Wanna Tussle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richardson.
Richardson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
I Wanna Tussle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
I Wanna Tussle connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Russell I Wanna Tussle dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
I Wanna Tussle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Richardson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rich Richardson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
I Wanna Tussle misses with a body punch
and Richardson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richardson throws a right hand that I Wanna Tussle ducks under and follows up with a left that I Wanna Tussle also avoids with ease.
I Wanna Tussle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Richardson counters with a thumping low kick.
I Wanna Tussle tries to clinch there but Richardson circles away.
Richardson swats away the attempt to clinch by I Wanna Tussle.
Richardson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson misses with a low kick.
Richardson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Richardson circles away from the clinch attempt.
I Wanna Tussle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson throws a jab but it's blocked by I Wanna Tussle.
Richardson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richardson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
I Wanna Tussle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Richardson counters with a nice body kick.
I Wanna Tussle misses with a straight left.
Richardson throws out a counter right but I Wanna Tussle avoids it with no problem.
I Wanna Tussle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richardson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from I Wanna Tussle. That one must have hurt.
I Wanna Tussle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Richardson is looking to score with low kicks.
I Wanna Tussle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richardson slips a straight right by I Wanna Tussle.
I Wanna Tussle's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Good work by I Wanna Tussle as he checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Richardson.
Nice straight punches there by I Wanna Tussle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of I Wanna Tussle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I Wanna Tussle tests Richardson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
I Wanna Tussle swings for the body but Richardson moves out of range.
A shot to the body from I Wanna Tussle misses
and I Wanna Tussle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
I Wanna Tussle throws a shot to the body.
Richardson checks a leg kick nicely.
I Wanna Tussle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Richardson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Richardson.
Richardson throws a head kick that misses.
Richardson throws a chopping leg kick but I Wanna Tussle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A bone on bone clash there as I Wanna Tussle blocks the leg kick.
I Wanna Tussle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richardson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
I Wanna Tussle throws a sloppy head kick and Richardson moves out of range easily.
Richardson flicks out a counter leg kick but I Wanna Tussle steps away.
Russell I Wanna Tussle is winning the standup battle so far.
I Wanna Tussle looks to clinch
and Richardson counters with a nice body kick.
Russell I Wanna Tussle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
I Wanna Tussle lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Richardson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well I Wanna Tussle 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell I Wanna Tussle!
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