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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Desceosarrafo (ranked 1537 p4p, 1453 weight class) and Chris Richarlison (ranked 202 p4p, 191 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Desceosarrafo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Richarlison!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richarlison throws a big shot that misses.
Desceosarrafo moves into range and clinches up with Richarlison.
Desceosarrafo manages to break the clinch.
Richarlison looks to score with a jab to the body but Desceosarrafo is just out of range.
Richarlison looks to land a left hand but Desceosarrafo moved out of range nicely.
Desceosarrafo throws a series of punches but Richarlison avoids them all with ease.
Richarlison wants to counter with a clinch but Desceosarrafo pushes him away.
Desceosarrafo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Desceosarrafo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Desceosarrafo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Desceosarrafo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richarlison has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Desceosarrafo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Desceosarrafo throws a nice looking combination but Richarlison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Desceosarrafo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Desceosarrafo duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Richarlison catches Desceosarrafo right on the button with a cross.
Desceosarrafo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Richarlison throws a shot from downtown. Desceosarrafo moves away and avoids it.
Desceosarrafo tries to clinch up.
Desceosarrafo lands an overhand right.
Richarlison swings widly with a right hand
and Richarlison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Desceosarrafo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Richarlison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Desceosarrafo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Desceosarrafo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Richarlison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Desceosarrafo checks a leg kick.
Desceosarrafo throws a series of punches but Richarlison moves out of range.
Desceosarrafo is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Richarlison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chris Richarlison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desceosarrafo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Desceosarrafo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Richarlison looks to land a right hand but Desceosarrafo moved out of range.
It looked like Desceosarrafo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Desceosarrafo throws a right and a left that Richarlison avoids nicely.
Richarlison appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Richarlison connects with a body shot that sends Desceosarrafo's belly button to the back.
Desceosarrafo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richarlison misses with a hook.
Richarlison connects with a solid leg kick.
Desceosarrafo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Desceosarrafo clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richarlison tries to break free but Desceosarrafo pushes him back against the cage.
Desceosarrafo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richarlison misses with the head strike.
Desceosarrafo manages to break the clinch.
Desceosarrafo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richarlison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Desceosarrafo manages to avoid it.
As Richarlison looks to move away, Desceosarrafo throws a big counter combo but Richarlison just gets out of the way.
Desceosarrafo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Desceosarrafo needs to keep his hands up - Richarlison had a free shot at his head there.
Desceosarrafo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richarlison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Richarlison misses.
Richarlison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Desceosarrafo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richarlison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Desceosarrafo takes the fight into the clinch.
Richarlison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richarlison misses with some punches.
Richarlison working aggressively here.
Desceosarrafo lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo scores with a shoulder strike.
Richarlison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Desceosarrafo blocks an uppercut.
Richarlison tries to break free but Desceosarrafo pushes him back against the cage.
Desceosarrafo misses with the head strike.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richarlison connects with a single shot there.
Desceosarrafo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richarlison.
Richarlison connects with a body shot that sends Desceosarrafo's belly button to the back.
A combination from Desceosarrafo does no damage.
Richarlison lands an overhand right.
Richarlison blocks a jab.
Richarlison takes a swing at Desceosarrafo's ribcage but misses.
Desceosarrafo swinging wildly here.
Desceosarrafo moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richarlison misses with the head strike.
Richarlison swings wildly with an uppercut but Desceosarrafo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison manages to break the clinch.
Desceosarrafo misses with a double jab.
Desceosarrafo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richarlison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping body kick lands there for Richarlison.
Desceosarrafo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Ricardo Desceosarrafo has been cut.
Richarlison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Desceosarrafo's sensitive parts.
Desceosarrafo fails to land with a series of punches.
Richarlison lands a jab to the head.
Richarlison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Richarlison looks to land a left hand but Desceosarrafo moved out of range nicely.
Desceosarrafo is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Richarlison does no damage.
Richarlison throws a solid leg kick but Desceosarrafo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Richarlison.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richarlison just misses with a punch to the body.
Richarlison connects with a crisp jab.
Desceosarrafo walks into a straight right hand from Richarlison.
Richarlison scores with a spinning back kick!
Desceosarrafo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Richarlison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Desceosarrafo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Richarlison misses with a left hand
and Desceosarrafo counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Richarlison. That snapped Desceosarrafo's head back.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richarlison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Desceosarrafo is rocked!
Richarlison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oh Desceosarrafo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richarlison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Richarlison cracks Desceosarrafo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Desceosarrafo falls to his knees and Richarlison doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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pop
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RATING
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