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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Storm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Storm!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Storm circles away quickly and effectively.
Richardson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Storm but Storm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richardson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richardson looks to land a combination. Storm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Richardson slips under a jab from Storm.
Richardson moves out of range of the strikes.
Mike Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm has a takedown stuffed.
Richardson throws a series of strikes that have Storm backpedaling.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richardson manages to avoid it.
Storm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richardson misses with the combination.
Richardson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Storm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Richardson throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm shoots in for a takedown but Richardson shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Storm shoots in for a takedown but Richardson shows good takedown defense.
Mike Richardson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Storm.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Richardson!
Richardson throws a nice looking combination but Storm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richardson misses with a wild combination.
Richardson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richardson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Storm.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richardson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richardson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Storm takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Richardson misses with a series of wild punches.
Richardson misses with a two punch combination.
Richardson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Storm moves out of range.
Richardson fails to land the takedown.
Storm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Storm throws a solid leg kick but Richardson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Storm.
Richardson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Richardson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Storm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Storm looks gassed!
A left and a right from Richardson both land. Nice combination.
Richardson misses with a wild combination.
Richardson swinging wilding here.
Richardson throws the kick towards the body but Storm avoids it.
Richardson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Storm catches Richardson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick and Richardson moves out of range easily.
Richardson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm misses with an uppercut. Richardson saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Richardson.
Storm fails to land the takedown.
Richardson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richardson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richardson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Richardson tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richardson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Richardson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Richardson tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Richardson throws a wild body kick that Storm sees coming a mile off.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Storm avoids them all with ease.
Richardson misses with a double jab.
Storm blocks the body kick.
Richardson throws a nice looking combination but Storm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richardson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Richardson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richardson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Richardson.
A combination from Richardson does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richardson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richardson misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Richardson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Richardson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Storm fails with the takedown.
Mike Richardson is winning the standup battle so far.
Richardson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richardson misses with the combination.
Richardson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Storm.
Richardson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Richardson misses with the combination.
Richardson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Richardson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Storm gets a clinch.
Storm breaks from the clinch.
Storm is breathing heavily.
Richardson misses with a body kick.
Storm slips a jab and a cross from Richardson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richardson manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Storm.
Storm throws a hook to the side of Richardson's head but Richardson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richardson looks to land a combination. Storm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mike Richardson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Storm throws a jab when Richardson was well out of range.
Richardson misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Richardson with that takedown attempt.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Storm tries to score with a low kick but Richardson moves his leg out of the way.
Storm shoots in and drives through. Richardson sprawls well.
Richardson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Richardson moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is trying to break the clinch but Storm has him pressed against the cage.
Richardson wants to get back to striking at distance but Storm won't allow it.
Richardson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Storm has him pressed against the cage.
Richardson tries to break the clinch but Storm is controlling the position.
Richardson wants to get back to striking at distance but Storm won't allow it.
Richardson can't get the takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richardson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Richardson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Storm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Richardson is trying to break free.
Richardson wants to break free but Storm has control.
Storm trying to stall but Richardson improves his position.
Richardson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Storm has him pressed against the cage.
Richardson scores with a hook to the body.
Richardson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richardson wants to get back to striking at distance but Storm won't allow it.
Storm prevents Richardson from breaking the clinch.
Storm prevents Richardson from breaking the clinch.
Richardson is looking to break free of the clinch but Storm has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Richardson wants to break free but Storm has control.
Storm is trying desperately to land a takedown but Richardson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Storm.
Richardson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richardson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richardson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Storm missing with knees to the body.
Storm prevents Richardson from breaking the clinch.
Richardson is trying to break the clinch but Storm has him pressed against the cage.
Richardson tries to break the clinch but Storm is controlling the position.
Richardson has had enough of the clinch but Storm keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Richardson wants to break free but Storm has control.
Storm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richardson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Richardson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Storm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Richardson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Storm counters with a takedown into side control.
Storm blocks the strikes from Richardson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm avoids the strikes from the bottom by Richardson.
Storm scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Richardson to see if he's OK.
Richardson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Storm's best efforts.
Storm wants to stand but Richardson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Richardson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Richardson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Storm is one step ahead there.
Richardson is looking for a triangle but Storm pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Richardson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Richardson is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Richardson misses.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richardson looks to land a body kick but Storm moved away.
Richardson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Richardson avoids the body shot from Storm.
Horrible takedown by Richardson or perhaps it was just good defense by Storm which made him look bad.
Richardson throws a combination. Storm tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson misses with a few strikes there.
Storm gets the takedown into side control.
Richardson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Storm's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Storm wants to take a breather but Richardson is having none of it.
Storm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Richardson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson gets full guard.
Richardson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Richardson is thwarting Storm's attempts to control the position.
Richardson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Richardson lands strikes from half guard.
Richardson is trying to control the action in half guard but Storm is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Richardson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Richardson wants to control but Storm is keeping him busy.
Storm wants to improve his position but Richardson is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Richardson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Richardson winds up and cracks Storm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Richardson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Richardson drops an elbow to the side of Storm's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Richardson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Richardson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Storm blocking the ground and pound attempt from Richardson.
Richardson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ground and pound from Richardson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Richardson connects with a nice short shot to Storm's temple.
Storm tries to roll over but Richardson keeps him under control.
Richardson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Richardson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Richardson working the head and body with strikes.
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.
Richardson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Storm is looking to improve his position.
Richardson working Storm over with strikes.
Storm is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Richardson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Storm taking some punishment here, with Richardson in his half guard.
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 lands with a punch from half guard.
Jim Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richardson 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.
Storm throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Storm is refusing to be controlled, as Richardson sits in half guard.
Mike Richardson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richardson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Storm!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Richardson!
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