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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Butch Cassidy (ranked 2389 p4p, 1791 weight class) and Chris Richarlison (ranked 289 p4p, 231 weight class). Butch Cassidy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butch Cassidy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Richarlison!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richarlison lands a lovely overhand right.
Richarlison loads up on a big right hand but Cassidy slips the punch.
Cassidy moves away from the strike by Richarlison.
An attempted straight right counter from Cassidy misses the target.
Cassidy throws a head kick but Richarlison moves out of range.
Richarlison looks to throw the jab but Cassidy is out of range.
Richarlison throws a hook to the side of Cassidy's head but Cassidy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab lands there for Richarlison.
Cassidy slips a jab from Richarlison.
Chris Richarlison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassidy checks a low kick from Richarlison.
Richarlison misses with a looping right.
Cassidy ducks under a wild hook from Richarlison.
Richarlison cracks Cassidy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Richarlison connects with a leg kick.
Cassidy blocks a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cassidy.
Richarlison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cassidy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Richarlison manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richarlison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Richarlison throws a hook but Cassidy avoids it easily.
Richarlison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richarlison tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chris Richarlison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richarlison throws a leg kick
and Cassidy moves into the clinch.
Cassidy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Richarlison pulls his leg out and moves away.
Richarlison throws a nice looking combination but Cassidy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Cassidy misses the target.
Richarlison swings for the body but Cassidy moves out of range.
Richarlison misses with a hook. Cassidy ducked under it nicely.
Richarlison lands a nice hook to Cassidy's body. Cassidy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Richarlison throws a looping overhand right but Cassidy ducks down to avoid it.
Cassidy checks a leg kick.
Cassidy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richarlison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richarlison misses with a kick to the body.
Cassidy fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Cassidy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cassidy tries to close the distance and clinch but Richarlison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richarlison misses with a body kick.
A jab from Richarlison misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy throws a shot from downtown. Richarlison moves away and avoids it.
Richarlison appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Richarlison has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cassidy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice cross by Richarlison.
Richarlison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richarlison misses with an uppercut. Cassidy saw that one coming.
Richarlison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Richarlison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Richarlison misses with a looping right.
Richarlison throws a low kick, looking for Cassidy's leg but Cassidy calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cassidy is defended easily by Richarlison.
Richarlison lands a slapping body shot.
Cassidy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cassidy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Richarlison defends well and Cassidy ends up having to push Richarlison into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richarlison.
Richarlison misses with the head strike.
Cassidy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Richarlison pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richarlison.
A shot in the inside from Richarlison.
Cassidy tries to pull guard but Richarlison forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cassidy takes a shot to the head.
Cassidy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richarlison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cassidy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cassidy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Richarlison has a couple of punches blocked by Cassidy.
Richarlison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassidy is looking to break free of the clinch but Richarlison has double underhooks.
Richarlison throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassidy.
Cassidy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richarlison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cassidy blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Richarlison fails to land.
Cassidy tries to pull guard but Richarlison won't allow it.
Richarlison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richarlison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richarlison misses with the head strike.
Richarlison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richarlison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Richarlison has a couple of punches blocked by Cassidy.
Cassidy blocks an uppercut.
Richarlison has a couple of punches blocked by Cassidy.
Richarlison misses with the head strike.
Cassidy blocking some punches.
Richarlison blocking some punches.
Richarlison misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Richarlison.
Richarlison swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassidy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassidy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Richarlison dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cassidy lands a leg kick that knocks Richarlison off balance momentarily.
Cassidy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Richarlison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cassidy fails with a takedown attempt.
Richarlison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Richarlison throws a looping overhand right but Cassidy ducks down to avoid it.
Cassidy ducks under a wild hook from Richarlison.
Cassidy wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Richarlison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassidy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richarlison missing with a left hand there. Cassidy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richarlison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richarlison scoring well with a low kick there.
Cassidy tries a head kick but it misses.
Richarlison scoring well with a low kick there.
Cassidy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy scores with a leg kick.
Richarlison throws a shot from downtown. Cassidy moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Cassidy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cassidy avoids the body shot from Richarlison.
Cassidy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richarlison throws out the jab.
It appears Cassidy was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cassidy misses with a wild combination.
Cassidy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Richarlison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richarlison is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cassidy lands with a good body shot.
Cassidy fails to land the takedown.
Cassidy moves out of range as Richarlison strikes.
Cassidy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richarlison.
As Richarlison tries to get set, Cassidy tries to push him back and clinch up but Richarlison manages to avoid the attempt.
Chris Richarlison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richarlison swings for the body but Cassidy moves out of range.
Cassidy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cassidy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richarlison but Richarlison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Cassidy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richarlison lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison misses with a series of wild punches.
Richarlison throws a sloppy head kick and Cassidy moves out of range easily.
Cassidy fails to land the takedown.
Cassidy moves out of range of the strikes.
Butch Cassidy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Richarlison does it's job there.
Cassidy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Richarlison misses with a lunging right hand
and Cassidy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cassidy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circle momentarily. Richarlison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Richarlison throws a body shot but no joy.
Richarlison misses with a body shot
and Cassidy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Richarlison is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Richarlison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cassidy's hands.
Cassidy ducks under a wild hook from Richarlison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison dodges the punch combination from Cassidy.
Cassidy staying out of range there.
As Richarlison tries to get set, Cassidy tries to push him back and clinch up but Richarlison manages to avoid the attempt.
Richarlison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cassidy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Richarlison throws a hook to the side of Cassidy's head but Cassidy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richarlison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richarlison misses with a straight left.
Cassidy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cassidy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richarlison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cassidy shoots in but no luck this time.
Cassidy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Richarlison looks to land a right hand but Cassidy moved out of range.
Cassidy lands with a nice combination. Richarlison backs away looking to recover.
Cassidy misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Richarlison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Richarlison throws a right hand that misses
and Cassidy counters with a three punch combo that has Richarlison backing up. Richarlison nods at Cassidy to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Richarlison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cassidy doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison misses with the combination.
Richarlison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cassidy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richarlison moves away.
Richarlison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Richarlison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cassidy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Richarlison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cassidy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richarlison to score with a decent uppercut.
Cassidy slips a straight right by Richarlison.
Richarlison misses with a body shot.
Cassidy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richarlison.
Cassidy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good work by Cassidy as he checks the leg kick.
Richarlison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richarlison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Richarlison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cassidy takes the fight into the clinch.
Chris Richarlison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cassidy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Richarlison just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cassidy tries to break the clinch but Richarlison is controlling the position.
Richarlison prevents a body shot from Cassidy.
Cassidy blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassidy tries to pull guard but Richarlison holds him up against the cage and eventually Cassidy drops back down to his feet.
Cassidy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richarlison lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Richarlison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richarlison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassidy moves away.
Richarlison jabs Cassidy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richarlison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richarlison scores with a jab to the body.
Cassidy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richarlison.
Nice defenses there by Cassidy.
Cassidy is looking to counter the offense by Richarlison and move into the clinch.
Cassidy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richarlison.
The fighters circling - Richarlison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richarlison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Richarlison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cassidy.
Cassidy drops his hands momentarily and Richarlison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cassidy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Cassidy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Richarlison counters with a nice uppercut.
Cassidy tries to clinch up but Richarlison circles away and keeps his distance.
Cassidy moves in looking to clinch but Richarlison pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richarlison. That's going to slow Cassidy down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cassidy.
Good standup being displayed there by Richarlison as he connects with a hook.
Cassidy slips under a jab from Richarlison.
Richarlison lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cassidy moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for Richarlison.
Richarlison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Richarlison wants it to stay on the feet.
Richarlison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cassidy.
Richarlison scores with a body shot.
Cassidy is looking to wear down Richarlison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy shoots in looking for a takedown but Richarlison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cassidy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Richarlison wants to counter the offense by Cassidy and move into the clinch position.
Richarlison throws a jab but it's blocked by Cassidy.
Richarlison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cassidy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richarlison throws out a powerful jab.
Cassidy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richarlison can pounce on him.
Cassidy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richarlison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Butch Cassidy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richarlison lands a jab.
Cassidy tries to clinch there but Richarlison circles away.
Cassidy moves out of range as Richarlison throws a body kick.
Richarlison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick from Richarlison, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Richarlison misses.
Crunch! Richarlison slams his shin into Cassidy's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison looks to land a left hand but Cassidy moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassidy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richarlison but Richarlison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richarlison thuds his right hand into Cassidy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cassidy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richarlison avoids the body shot from Cassidy.
Cassidy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Richarlison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cassidy's head.
Richarlison misses with a wild combination.
Cassidy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cassidy shoots in and drives through. Richarlison sprawls well.
Richarlison lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Richarlison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Richarlison has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Richarlison!
Chris Richarlison spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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