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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Richarlison (ranked 605 p4p, 1012 weight class) and Klaus Von Alkum (ranked 91 p4p, 140 weight class). Klaus Von Alkum told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Richarlison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Von Alkum!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richarlison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richarlison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Alkum connects with a high kick.
Chris Richarlison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richarlison misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Richarlison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab lands there for Richarlison.
Richarlison just misses with a punch to the body.
Richarlison drops his hands momentarily and Von Alkum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Richarlison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Von Alkum's sensitive parts.
Richarlison throws a low kick but Von Alkum moves out of range easily.
Von Alkum moves out of range of the strikes.
Richarlison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Von Alkum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Alkum slips a straight right by Richarlison.
Von Alkum with a nice calf kick.
Von Alkum needs to keep his hands up - Richarlison had a free shot at his head there.
A low kick from Richarlison misses
and Von Alkum counters with a right hand to the body.
Von Alkum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richarlison blocks a head kick by Von Alkum.
Richarlison throwing a counter right hand but Von Alkum manages to avoid it.
Von Alkum tries to clinch but Richarlison moves out of range.
Von Alkum has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Richarlison scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Alkum moves out of range of the strikes.
Richarlison throws a leg kick but Von Alkum moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Richarlison misses the target.
Von Alkum defending well as Richarlison loads up on a big left hand.
Von Alkum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Richarlison throws a right hand that misses
and Von Alkum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Von Alkum throws a sloppy head kick and Richarlison moves out of range easily.
Richarlison slips a straight right by Von Alkum.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richarlison.
Richarlison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Von Alkum doesn't seem bothered though.
Von Alkum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richarlison is looking for a counter combo.
Von Alkum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richarlison.
Richarlison moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVon Alkum.
A lazy left from Richarlison finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Alkum. Richarlison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Alkum moves in looking to clinch but Richarlison pushes him off.
Von Alkum throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Alkum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richarlison.
Von Alkum feints a counter leg kick.
Richarlison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Alkum.
Richarlison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Richarlison misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Richarlison.
Von Alkum thuds his right hand into Richarlison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Von Alkum misses with a hook
and Richarlison counters with a left to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Von Alkum, as that shot connected.
Richarlison slips under a jab.
Von Alkum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richarlison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richarlison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Von Alkum 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.
Von Alkum avoids the body shot from Richarlison.
A slow jab from Richarlison misses its intended target.
Von Alkum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Richarlison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Alkum.
Richarlison throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Alkum.
Richarlison lands a nice shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Richarlison.
Richarlison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Richarlison throws a leg kick which misses Von Alkum's front leg but catches the back leg as Von Alkum tries to avoid it.
Von Alkum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison moves out of range of the leg kick from Von Alkum.
Richarlison moves away from the strike by Von Alkum.
Richarlison missing with a left hand there. Von Alkum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Von Alkum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Richarlison just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Alkum goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Richarlison.
Von Alkum catches Richarlison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Richarlison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Von Alkum throws a sloppy head kick
and Richarlison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richarlison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Von Alkum's head backwards.
Von Alkum with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richarlison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richarlison throws a right hand that misses
and Von Alkum counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Alkum walks into a stiff left hand from Richarlison.
Von Alkum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Von Alkum staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Richarlison - just one landing.
Richarlison moves away from the strike by Von Alkum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Richarlison blocks a leg kick.
Richarlison throws out a loose jab but Von Alkum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Alkum connects with a leg kick.
Von Alkum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Richarlison throws a lazy right hand but Von Alkum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Von Alkum.
Richarlison throws a good cross that connects.
Von Alkum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Von Alkum scores with a crisp jab that stopped Richarlison in his tracks.
Richarlison throws a combination. Von Alkum tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Von Alkum connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Von Alkum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richarlison. Von Alkum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Alkum raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Von Alkum tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Alkum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richarlison appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Richarlison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richarlison fakes the leg kick and cracks Von Alkum in the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Richarlison dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Richarlison missing with a left hand there. Von Alkum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richarlison works Von Alkum's body with a nice hook.
Von Alkum lands a nice shot that snaps Richarlison's head back.
Von Alkum defending well as Richarlison loads up on a big left hand.
Von Alkum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Von Alkum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richarlison throws out the jab.
Von Alkum throws a leg kick that is checked
and Richarlison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Von Alkum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Richarlison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Richarlison lands with a hook. Von Alkum tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Von Alkum misses with a head kick.
Richarlison connects with a solid leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Von Alkum as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Richarlison.
Von Alkum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Von Alkum.
Richarlison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Von Alkum might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Richarlison has got the better of the exchanges.
Von Alkum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richarlison throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Von Alkum.
Richarlison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Von Alkum. Von Alkum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Alkum connects with a leg kick.
Richarlison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Alkum moves away.
Richarlison missing with a left hand there. Von Alkum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Von Alkum misses with a head kick.
Richarlison throws a body kick that misses.
Von Alkum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Von Alkum throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Richarlison is rocked!
A jab from Richarlison misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Richarlison.
A solid leg kick lands there for Von Alkum.
Von Alkum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Richarlison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richarlison misses with an uppercut. Von Alkum saw that one coming.
Von Alkum lands a big head kick that sends Richarlison to the canvas! Von Alkum follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klaus Von Alkum!
After winning the bout, Klaus Von Alkum thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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RATING
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