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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Richarlison (ranked 663 p4p, 397 weight class) and Alcide Almunecar (ranked 87 p4p, 52 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Richarlison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almunecar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Almunecar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Richarlison throws a good cross that connects.
Richarlison misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Almunecar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab lands there for Richarlison.
Almunecar throws a jab but it's blocked by Richarlison.
Almunecar throws a jab when Richarlison was well out of range.
Richarlison slips under a jab from Almunecar.
Richarlison throwing a counter right hand but Almunecar manages to avoid it.
Richarlison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Almunecar.
Richarlison throws a shot from downtown. Almunecar moves away and avoids it.
Richarlison avoids the head kick by Almunecar.
Richarlison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almunecar.
Richarlison throws a shot from downtown. Almunecar moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar slips a straight right by Richarlison.
Almunecar misses with a looping left.
Richarlison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Almunecar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almunecar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar slips under a jab.
Richarlison throws a body shot but no joy.
Richarlison moves away from the strike by Almunecar.
Richarlison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almunecar checks a leg kick.
Richarlison scores with a hook.
Richarlison throws the left hand but Almunecar avoids the punch easily.
Richarlison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Almunecar checks it well.
Richarlison wants to slow Almunecar down by chopping away at his legs.
Richarlison misses with a left hand
and Almunecar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Almunecar lands a right hook to the body.
Almunecar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Almunecar as he checks the leg kick.
Richarlison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almunecar.
Richarlison scores with a hook to the body. Almunecar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Richarlison misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richarlison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almunecar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Almunecar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Almunecar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richarlison misses with a lunging right hand
and Almunecar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richarlison throws a low kick but Almunecar avoids it.
Almunecar throws out a counter right but Richarlison avoids it with no problem.
Richarlison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Almunecar steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Richarlison cracks Almunecar with an open hand slap.
Richarlison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Almunecar.
Richarlison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Almunecar momentarily.
Richarlison looks to throw the jab but Almunecar is out of range.
Almunecar tests Richarlison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richarlison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Richarlison ducks under a wild hook from Almunecar.
Almunecar just misses with a punch to the body.
Almunecar moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Almunecar.
Almunecar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richarlison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar just misses with a punch to the body.
Almunecar checks a low kick from Richarlison.
Richarlison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Almunecar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Richarlison misses
letting Almunecar counter with a right hand.
Almunecar misses with a few strikes there.
Richarlison lands with a shot to the body.
Almunecar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Almunecar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Almunecar flicks out a counter leg kick but Richarlison steps away.
Richarlison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richarlison misses with a wild combination.
Richarlison misses with a low kick.
A jab from Almunecar misses.
Richarlison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Richarlison backs off Almunecar throws a huge counter combo but Richarlison manages to avoid it all.
Chris Richarlison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richarlison looks to land a right hand but Almunecar moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison misses the jab.
Almunecar feints a counter leg kick.
Richarlison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Richarlison is predictable there
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richarlison throws a low kick, looking for Almunecar's leg but Almunecar calmly moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richarlison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almunecar.
Richarlison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Richarlison connects with a high kick.
Richarlison throws a big shot that misses.
Richarlison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Almunecar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richarlison.
Almunecar throws a leg kick but Richarlison checks it.
Richarlison misses with an uppercut. Almunecar saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Almunecar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Almunecar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Richarlison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Richarlison throws a shot from downtown. Almunecar moves away and avoids it.
Almunecar shapes to counter with a head kick.
Richarlison dips to his left and cracks Almunecar with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Richarlison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Richarlison misses with a low kick.
Almunecar ducks under a wild hook from Richarlison.
Richarlison blocks a jab.
A big left from Almunecar misses.
Richarlison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Almunecar lands a head kick. Richarlison smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Almunecar lands a nice shot that snaps Richarlison's head back.
Richarlison moves into range and connects with a jab.
Richarlison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Almunecar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Almunecar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Richarlison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almunecar was well out of range. Poor timing from Richarlison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Richarlison.
Richarlison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Almunecar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richarlison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almunecar cracks Richarlison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Richarlison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richarlison ducks under a wild hook from Almunecar.
Almunecar misses with the combination.
Almunecar lands with a kick to the temple. Richarlison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Almunecar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richarlison's sensitive parts.
Almunecar moves out of range as Richarlison strikes.
Almunecar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richarlison.
The fighters circle momentarily. Almunecar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Almunecar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Richarlison misses with a lunging right hand
and Almunecar counters with a straight right hand.
Richarlison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Almunecar at a distance.
Almunecar slips a straight right by Richarlison.
Richarlison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Richarlison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almunecar moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison avoids a kick to the body.
Richarlison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almunecar throws a front kick aimed at Richarlison's knee but Richarlison avoids it well.
Almunecar jabs at Richarlison's body.
Almunecar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A bone on bone clash there as Richarlison blocks the leg kick.
Almunecar throws a low kick but Richarlison moves out of range easily.
Almunecar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richarlison.
Richarlison misses with a wild combination.
Richarlison with a hook.
Richarlison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almunecar was well out of range. Poor timing from Richarlison.
A big left from Richarlison misses.
A nice side step and Almunecar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Richarlison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almunecar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Richarlison.
Almunecar ducks under a wild hook from Richarlison.
Richarlison tries a low kick but Almunecar avoids it.
Richarlison misses with a body shot
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almunecar misses with a hook. Richarlison ducked under it nicely.
Richarlison throws a sloppy body shot
and Almunecar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richarlison throws a looping overhand right but Almunecar ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almunecar! But no joy.
Almunecar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Almunecar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richarlison.
Richarlison scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Almunecar slips under a jab.
Chris Richarlison is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Richarlison misses
and Almunecar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Almunecar finds it's way through Richarlison's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almunecar slips a jab from Richarlison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richarlison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Almunecar cracks a nice hook into Richarlison's ribs.
Almunecar throws a sloppy head kick and Richarlison moves out of range easily.
Almunecar moves out of range of the strikes.
Almunecar throws out a counter right but Richarlison avoids it with no problem.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almunecar checks a leg kick.
Richarlison throws a body shot but no joy.
Almunecar defending well as Richarlison loads up on a big left hand.
Almunecar ducks under a wild hook from Richarlison.
Nice defenses there by Almunecar.
Almunecar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richarlison's sensitive parts.
Richarlison connects with a solid leg kick.
Almunecar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richarlison throws out the jab.
A left lands for Richarlison.
Richarlison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Richarlison will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Almunecar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chris Richarlison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richarlison misses with a wild body shot.
Richarlison swinging wildly here.
Richarlison throws a leg kick but Almunecar checks it.
No joy there for Richarlison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almunecar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Almunecar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richarlison.
Almunecar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Almunecar slips under a jab from Richarlison.
Almunecar throws an off balance right hand
and Richarlison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Almunecar.
Richarlison throws a sloppy body shot
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richarlison looks to throw the jab but Almunecar is out of range.
Richarlison throws a lazy right hand but Almunecar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Almunecar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Richarlison cracks Almunecar with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richarlison.
Almunecar looks to throw the jab but Richarlison is out of range.
Almunecar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Almunecar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Almunecar moves out of range as Richarlison strikes.
A jab from Richarlison does it's job there.
Almunecar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richarlison moves away.
Almunecar drops his hands momentarily and Richarlison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Richarlison misses with a shot to the body
and Richarlison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Almunecar throws a leg kick which misses Richarlison's front leg but catches the back leg as Richarlison tries to avoid it.
Richarlison throws a body kick that misses.
Almunecar flicks out a counter leg kick but Richarlison steps away.
Nice uppercut there from Richarlison.
A nice leg kick lands there from Almunecar.
Almunecar wants to slow Richarlison down by chopping away at his legs.
Richarlison misses with a straight right.
Alcide Almunecar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richarlison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almunecar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Almunecar looks to move away, Richarlison throws a big counter combo but Almunecar just gets out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Richarlison.
Almunecar avoids the body shot from Richarlison.
Almunecar feints and then cracks Richarlison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Richarlison down.
Richarlison throws a hook to the side of Almunecar's head but Almunecar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Almunecar 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.
Richarlison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almunecar moves away.
Almunecar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Richarlison throws a hook but Almunecar avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almunecar! But no joy.
Almunecar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Richarlison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almunecar.
Almunecar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Richarlison swinging wildly here.
Almunecar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richarlison is looking to chop away at Almunecar's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Almunecar's sensitive parts.
Richarlison cracks Almunecar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Almunecar throws a hook but Richarlison blocks it.
Almunecar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richarlison throws out the jab.
Almunecar throws out a leg kick but Richarlison moves out of range and Almunecar only half commits.
Almunecar tests Richarlison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Richarlison. Beautiful body shot.
Richarlison throws a front kick aimed at Almunecar's knee but Almunecar avoids it well.
Almunecar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Richarlison blocks it well.
Richarlison looks for the body kick but Almunecar saw that one coming.
Almunecar throws a hook but Richarlison blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almunecar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almunecar. Richarlison does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Richarlison misses.
Almunecar flicks out a counter leg kick but Richarlison steps away.
Almunecar misses with an uppercut. Richarlison saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Almunecar.
Richarlison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almunecar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almunecar throws a low kick but Richarlison moves out of range easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Richarlison misses with a hook. Almunecar ducked under it nicely.
Almunecar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richarlison connects with a right hand. Almunecar shakes it off.
Richarlison connects with a body shot.
Richarlison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almunecar.
Good work by Richarlison as he checks the leg kick.
Richarlison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A left lands for Almunecar.
A lazy left from Richarlison finds it's target.
Richarlison scores with a hook.
Richarlison scores with a nice strike.
Richarlison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Almunecar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Richarlison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richarlison 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 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Richarlison!
Chris Richarlison tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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