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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liibor Prohaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prohaska comes to the cage accompanied by I gotta feeling. Richardson has chosen Got 2 have it(Dupri) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liibor Prohaska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blake Richardson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prohaska throws out the jab.
Richardson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prohaska feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Prohaska passes Richardson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Prohaska decides to return to a standing position.
The fighters circling - Prohaska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richardson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prohaska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prohaska shoots for a takedown but Richardson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Prohaska shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richardson pinned against the cage. Richardson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big right from Prohaska misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richardson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Richardson.
Richardson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richardson misses with a wild combination.
Prohaska misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Prohaska is defended easily by Richardson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liibor Prohaska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prohaska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Prohaska avoids them all with ease.
Richardson misses with a series of wild punches.
Richardson misses with the combination.
Prohaska shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Prohaska controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska is thwarting Richardson's attempts to control the position.
Richardson is looking to escape.
Richardson is looking to improve his position.
Richardson is looking to escape.
Prohaska stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Richardson to get to his feet.
Prohaska shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richardson sprawls well. Richardson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prohaska gets slowly back to his feet.
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 scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Liibor Prohaska has been cut.
Richardson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prohaska moves away.
Richardson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Prohaska.
Richardson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richardson misses with a wild combination.
Richardson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Liibor Prohaska will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liibor Prohaska's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Prohaska loads up on a big right hand but Richardson slips the punch.
Prohaska misses with a jab to the body
and Richardson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Richardson.
Richardson breaks the clinch.
Prohaska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richardson.
Richardson fails to land with a series of punches.
Prohaska takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Richardson.
Prohaska misses with a body shot.
Richardson misses with a series of wild punches.
Richardson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prohaska.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prohaska shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richardson but Richardson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richardson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prohaska.
Prohaska misses the jab.
Richardson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prohaska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prohaska throws a jab but it's blocked by Richardson.
Richardson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Blake Richardson has been cut.
Good shot there by Prohaska.
Richardson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska fails with a takedown attempt.
A shot to de liver by Prohaska. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richardson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Prohaska to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Prohaska sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richardson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Richardson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Richardson wants to hit a switch here but Prohaska passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Richardson there!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Prohaska controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Prohaska seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Richardson for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richardson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Richardson is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liibor Prohaska dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Richardson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richardson.
Prohaska avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Prohaska.
Richardson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Richardson throws a nice looking combination but Prohaska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prohaska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richardson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prohaska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prohaska scores with a nice right hand.
Richardson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Richardson misses.
Prohaska keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake Richardson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prohaska lands a with a good body shot.
Prohaska closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Prohaska perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Richardson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Prohaska decides to return to a standing position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prohaska lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That has opened up Blake Richardson's cut even more.
Richardson misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska shoots in but no luck this time.
Prohaska closes the distance and clinches up with Richardson, looking for a takedown. Prohaska pushes Richardson against the cage but Richardson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liibor Prohaska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Prohaska.
Richardson works over Prohaska's head and body with a nice combination.
Richardson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prohaska circles away quickly and effectively.
Richardson leaves Prohaska with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Richardson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson throws a right hand that Prohaska ducks under and follows up with a left that Prohaska also avoids with ease.
Prohaska throws a shot from downtown. Richardson moves away and avoids it.
Prohaska throws a shot from downtown. Richardson moves away and avoids it.
Prohaska misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Richardson.
Prohaska throws a big shot that misses.
Prohaska slips a jab from Richardson.
Richardson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prohaska. Prohaska circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Prohaska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prohaska shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richardson but Richardson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richardson wants to clinch up but Prohaska keeps it at a distance.
Richardson slips under a jab.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch but Prohaska swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richardson misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prohaska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richardson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liibor Prohaska showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Prohaska, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liibor Prohaska!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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