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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Richardson (ranked 3470 p4p, 22563 weight class) and Kenlow Enlow (ranked 379 p4p, 501 weight class). Richardson comes to the cage accompanied by Fear of the Dark. Enlow has chosen This Is Absolution as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenlow Enlow!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson throws an overhand right that lands on Enlow's shoulder, as Enlow tries to avoid the shot.
Enlow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Richardson swings for the body but Enlow moves out of range.
Justin Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richardson. Enlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Enlow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Enlow is looking for the big counter here.
Richardson clobbers Enlow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Richardson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Enlow moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Enlow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Richardson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Enlow thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enlow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richardson.
Richardson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Enlow.
Enlow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Enlow looks for a takedown but Richardson sprawls well.
Justin Richardson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenlow Enlow.
Richardson throws a right and a left that Enlow avoids nicely.
Richardson leaves Enlow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enlow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Enlow wants to clinch.
Enlow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Richardson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enlow.
Enlow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Enlow misses with a takedown
and Richardson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richardson looks to land a combination but Enlow avoids it well.
Enlow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Enlow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richardson circles away.
Enlow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Enlow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Enlow was well out of range. Poor timing from Richardson.
Richardson throws a poor cross that misses
and Enlow counters with a left and a right that stings Richardson.
Richardson slaps away a takedown attempt from Enlow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Richardson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Richardson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Enlow fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Richardson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Enlow moves to clinch but Richardson breaks away
letting Richardson counter with a right hand.
Richardson lands a nice shot to the body.
Enlow slips a jab and a cross from Richardson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Enlow might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Richardson has got the better of the exchanges.
Richardson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enlow.
Enlow is looking for the big counter here.
Justin Richardson is winning the standup battle so far.
Richardson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enlow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richardson.
Enlow tries for a takedown but Richardson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Enlow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enlow tries to clinch there but Richardson circles away.
Enlow moves out of range of the strikes.
Enlow wants to counter the offense by Richardson and move into the clinch position.
Richardson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Richardson throws a hook but Enlow avoids it easily.
Enlow tries to clinch there but Richardson circles away.
Enlow tries to clinch there but Richardson circles away.
Enlow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kenlow Enlow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Enlow slips a jab and a cross from Richardson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enlow shoots in looking for a takedown. Richardson tries to sprawl out of it but Enlow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richardson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Justin Richardson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenlow Enlow.
Enlow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Justin Richardson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Enlow shoots in for a takedown but Richardson shows good takedown defense.
Enlow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richardson sprawls well. Richardson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Enlow gets slowly back to his feet.
Richardson misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson leaves Enlow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Enlow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richardson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Enlow shoots and misses
and Richardson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richardson throws a shot from downtown. Enlow moves away and avoids it.
Enlow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Enlow with a nice cross.
Enlow wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enlow tries for a takedown but Richardson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richardson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Enlow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Richardson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enlow.
Enlow appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Richardson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Richardson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enlow shoots for a double leg takedown but Richardson sprawls well. He's pushed Enlow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Enlow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richardson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Enlow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richardson as he jumps to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Richardson dominated that second round.
That's time! Richardson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Enlow or perhaps it was just good defense by Richardson, which made it look bad.
Enlow moves out of range as Richardson strikes.
Richardson leaves Enlow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Richardson looks to throw the jab but Enlow is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enlow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richardson.
Enlow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richardson.
Enlow ducks under a wild hook from Richardson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enlow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richardson circles away.
Justin Richardson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenlow Enlow.
Enlow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richardson circles away.
Richardson throws a body shot but no joy.
Richardson misses the shot to the body.
Richardson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Enlow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richardson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richardson sets himself, and Enlow steps forward looking for the clinch! Richardson avoids it this time.
Justin Richardson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Enlow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richardson lands with an uppercut that bounces Enlow off the cage and back into range.
Enlow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richardson.
Enlow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richardson sprawls well. Richardson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Enlow gets slowly back to his feet.
Richardson tries to bum rush Enlow with a series of wild strikes but Enlow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Enlow wants to clinch
and Richardson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson misses with a wild body shot.
Enlow wants to clinch.
It looked like Richardson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Enlow fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Enlow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Richardson lands a jab to the nose.
Enlow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Richardson tries to avoid it but Enlow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Richardson to the ground. Richardson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Richardson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Enlow can do to turn this around?
Richardson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Enlow counters with a nice leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Richardson looks to land a right hand but Enlow moved out of range.
Kenlow Enlow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richardson lands with an uppercut that bounces Enlow off the cage and back into range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Richardson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richardson 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Richardson!
A victorious Justin Richardson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Kenlow Enlow spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to still thank HXF for the support.'.
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energy
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hype
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