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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kev Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Richards might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Bad Things" by Jace Everett. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kev Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Newton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards shoots in but no luck this time.
Richards fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Newton throws a right hand that Richards ducks under and follows up with a left that Richards also avoids with ease.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Newton.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown by Richards or perhaps it was just good defense by Newton which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kev Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but Newton shows good takedown defense.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Newton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Richards on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Newton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Richards fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richards closes this distance looking for a takedown but Newton circles away.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Newton circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton looks to land a combination. Richards sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Newton takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Newton circles away.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Newton.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to de liver by Newton. Beautiful body shot.
Richards shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Newton pinned against the cage. Newton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Richards shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Newton sprawls well. Newton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Richards gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Newton looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Newton looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Newton with a nice cross.
Newton stalks Richards and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Richards's face. Richards staggers backwards, shaken.
Richards decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Newton is trying to get back to full guard.
Newton actively working from the bottom here.
Newton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Richards thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Newton's head.
Newton looking for submissions off his back.
Richards throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is working for a submission of some sort.
Newton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Newton takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Richards fails with a takedown attempt.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Richards shoots in looking for a takedown. Newton tries to sprawl out of it but Richards keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Newton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Newton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Newton throws a looping overhand right but Richards ducks down to avoid it.
Richards avoids the body shot from Newton.
Newton takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Newton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Richards looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Richards closes the distance and clinches up with Newton, looking for a takedown. Richards pushes Newton against the ropes but Newton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Richards looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Newton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Richards showed some decent athleticism there.
Richards is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Newton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Newton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Newton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but Newton shows good takedown defense.
Newton swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Richards 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Newton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Newton.
Horrible takedown by Richards or perhaps it was just good defense by Newton which made him look bad.
Newton swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Newton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kev Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards throws a combination that misses
and Newton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Newton scores with a nice head shot.
Richards takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Newton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Newton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Richards rather than just go for the knockout.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Richards walks into a jab.
Newton lands with an uppercut that bounces Richards off the ropes and back into rage.
Newton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Kev Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards has his takedown stuffed
letting Newton counter with a right hand.
Richards tries for a takedown but Newton circles away easily
and Newton counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton misses with a combination
and Richards counters with a single leg into guard. Newton didn't expect that.
Newton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Richards avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Richards tries to free his leg and advance position but Newton is retaining full guard.
Newton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Newton throws his legs up looking for a submission but Richards uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Newton defending against the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Richards thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Richards trying to control the action but Newton is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Richards's best efforts.
Newton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Newton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Newton is breathing heavily.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Newton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards got a little sloppy there for a moment and Newton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Richards has managed to get both his arms back between Newton's legs - danger averted.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Newton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards is really struggling to control Newton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Richards is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Newton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
Newton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Richards pushing down on Newton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Richards thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Newton's head.
Richards 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.
Richards is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Newton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Richards.
Newton looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Newton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Richards avoids the body shot from Newton.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards avoids the body shot from Newton.
A nice combination there by Newton.
Richards with a lazy takedown attempt
and Newton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newton circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards with a lazy takedown attempt
and Newton counters with a nice body shot.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richards fails with the takedown
and Newton counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kev Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Richards with a lazy takedown attempt
and Newton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richards thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton misses with a body shot.
Richards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newton throws out the jab.
Newton throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Newton counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards tries to clinch but Newton is having none of it.
Newton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Newton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton misses with a wild combination.
Newton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Newton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Richards looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Newton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Richards counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton tries to score a body lock takedown but Richards shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Newton gets underhooks to prevent Richards's takedown attempt.
Newton has clasped his hands together around Richards's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Newton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Newton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Richards gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Richards looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Richards is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Newton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Newton's back!
Richards has the hooks in. Newton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Richards tries to keep control of the position but Newton is staying busy.
Newton tries to break free.
Richards throwing sloppy strikes.
Newton is in bad spot here.
Newton turns into Richards and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Richards dives on top into guard.
Richards works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Richards lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Newton is trying to get back to full guard.
Richards wants to take a breather but Newton is having none of it.
Newton tries to get to full guard but Richards has control of the leg.
Richards seems to be looking for submissions.
Newton looking for submissions off his back.
Newton actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richards fails with the takedown
and Newton counters with a three punch combo that has Richards backing up. Richards nods at Newton to acknowledge the strikes.
Richards will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Newton is fending him off so far but Richards persists. Nope, Newton circles away and we're back to standing.
Newton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Newton lands with a hook. Richards tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newton connects with a jab.
Richards looks for a takedown but Newton sprawls well.
Newton lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Newton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Newton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Newton!
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energy
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