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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cross Dresser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cross Dresser!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dresser misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Dresser.
Richards swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dresser counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Richards throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richards tries to bum rush Dresser with a series of wild strikes but Dresser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dresser sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dresser slips under a jab.
Dresser is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Richards.
Dresser misses with a combination
and Richards counters with a left and a right that stings Dresser.
Richards throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dresser counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dresser cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Barry Richards has been cut.
A combination from Dresser does no damage.
Richards throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dresser makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Dresser swinging wilding here.
Dresser throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
Dresser throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Richards throws a hook but Dresser blocks it.
Dresser throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
Dresser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dresser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dresser throws a combination that misses
and Richards counters with a nice body shot.
Dresser looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Richards throws a sloppy body shot
and Dresser counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dresser throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Dresser scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Dresser misses with the combination.
Dresser misses with a double jab
and Richards makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresser looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Dresser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dresser lands a lovely overhand right.
Dresser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards misses with a double jab.
Richards takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dresser throws a combination that misses
and Richards counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice shot by Dresser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dresser scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dresser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dresser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dresser scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dresser throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dresser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richards.
Dresser throws a series of strikes that have Richards backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cross Dresser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barry Richards's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dresser thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Dresser does no damage.
Dresser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dresser misses with a wild combination.
Dresser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richards misses with a combination
and Dresser counters with a three punch combo that has Richards backing up. Richards nods at Dresser to acknowledge the strikes.
Barry Richards's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresser misses with a combination
and Richards counters with a series of strikes. Dresser will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dresser misses with a wild combination.
Dresser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richards lands a nice hook to Dresser's body. Dresser takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dresser misses with a combination
and Richards counters with a left and a right that stings Dresser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresser misses with a wild combination.
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dresser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dresser falls off balance throwing a combination
and Richards counters with a three punch combo that has Dresser backing up. Dresser nods at Richards to acknowledge the strikes.
Dresser misses with a double jab.
Dresser throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Dresser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barry Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dresser misses with a double jab.
Dresser slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
Dresser lands a nice shot to the body.
Dresser throws a combination that misses
and Richards counters with a nice uppercut.
Dresser fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dresser throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dresser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dresser misses with a combination
and Richards counters with a series of strikes. Dresser will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dresser throws a combination. Richards tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dresser throws a series of strikes that have Richards backpedaling.
Barry Richards's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dresser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice combination there by Dresser.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dresser.
Richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cross Dresser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barry Richards's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Richards with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dresser to score with a decent uppercut.
Richards throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dresser connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dresser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richards counters with a nice body shot.
Some wild striking there from Richards.
Richards throws an overhand right that lands on Dresser's shoulder, as Dresser tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dresser misses with a combination
and Richards counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresser throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richards counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dresser just misses with a punch to the body.
Dresser throws a lazy right hand but Richards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dresser lands a nice hook to Richards's body. Richards takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dresser just misses with a punch to the body.
Richards misses with a combination
and Dresser counters with a right hand to the body.
Dresser throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresser swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Dresser.
Richards throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Dresser to counter with a crisp jab.
Dresser fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dresser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richards counters with a two punch combo.
Dresser just misses with a punch to the body.
Dresser cracks Richards with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Dresser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dresser does no damage.
Richards throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dresser counters with a series of strikes. Richards will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dresser throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dresser.
Cross Dresser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dresser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dresser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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.
Dresser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dresser counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richards thinking.
Some wild striking there from Dresser.
Richards takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barry Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richards is looking to wear down Dresser with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dresser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Dresser.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Richards might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Richards misses with a combination
and Dresser counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richards thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cross Dresser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dresser has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cross Dresser!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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