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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buck Richell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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160 cm
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Richell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Guida! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Richell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guida moves away. Guida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Richell with a body punch. A glancing blow. Guida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Buck Richell has been cut. Guida throws a hook but Richell blocks it. Richell cracks Guida with a good jab.

It looks like Keith Guida has been cut. Richell looks to score with a jab to the body but Guida is just out of range. Richell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richell throws a body punch but Guida moves out of range. Richell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guida dodges the punch combination from Richell.
Keith Guida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Guida is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Richell scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guida lands a left and a right that send Richell crashing to the mat, dazed. Guida thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Richell misses the shot to the body. Guida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richell swats him away and circles back towards the center. Guida doesn't manage to clinch there - Richell circles away.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Guida fails to land with a series of punches.
Guida moves in looking to clinch but Richell pushes him off. Guida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richell.
Guida misses with a hook. Richell ducked under it nicely. Richell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guida.
Jab, jab by Richell - just one landing. Guida misses with a double jab.
Guida throws a hook but Richell avoids it easily. Guida slips under a jab from Richell. Guida throws a series of punches but Richell moves out of range. Richell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guida.
A big left from Guida misses. Guida looks to score with a jab to the body but Richell is just out of range. Richell is looking to wear down Guida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Richell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. A telegraphed right hand from Guida misses the target. Guida looks to land a combination but Richell avoids it well. Guida looks gassed! Richell takes a swing at Guida's ribcage but misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Richell looks to land a combination. Guida sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Nice uppercut lands for Richell. That snapped Guida's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Richell slips a straight right by Guida. Richell lands with a nice body punch. Guida drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Guida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Good exchange - Richell coming out on top. Richell with a body punch. A glancing blow. Richell lands with a good body shot. Richell punishes Guida's body with a nice straight punch. Guida is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Richell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Richell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That has opened up Keith Guida's cut even more. Richell misses with a head kick.
Richell throws a hook to the side of Guida's head but Guida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Richell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richell just misses with a punch to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Richell. Guida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richell moves away. Richell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Guida on the wrong end of a nice hook. Richell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Richell lunges at Guida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guida's hand. Richell staying out of range there. Guida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Guida avoids the head kick by Richell.
Richell swings away with a leg kick that misses. Richell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richell throws a looping overhand right but Guida ducks down to avoid it. Richell throws a looping overhand right but Guida ducks down to avoid it. Richell blocks a jab. Richell defending well as Guida loads up on a big left hand. A jab from Richell misses.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Guida gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Richell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Richell throws a head kick that misses. Good shot there by Guida. Guida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Guida might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Guida moves into the clinch. Guida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Richell is trying to force a seperation but Guida has the dominant position. Richell tries to circle away but Guida has him pinned against the cage. Richell wants to get back to striking at distance but Guida won't allow it.
Richell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Guida. Richell can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Guida digs a right hand underneath Richell's ribcage. Richell let out a lung full of air as it connected. A body shot lands from Guida.
A right hook to the body lands for Guida.
Richell wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Guida.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Richell dominated that 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!
A left lands for Guida. Richell ducks under a wild hook from Guida. Richell closes the distance and lands a one-two. Richell slips under a jab from Guida. Guida misses with a straight right. Richell slips a jab from Guida. Nice defenses there by Guida. Richell throws a series of punches but Guida avoids them all with ease. Guida throws out a loose jab but Richell uses good head movement to avoid it. Richell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Guida misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Guida misses. Guida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richell swats him away and circles back towards the center. Richell looks to land a body kick but Guida moved away. Richell connects with a nice looking jab.
Guida clinches up with Richell and pushes him back against the cage. Guida just leaning against Richell, taking a breather.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Guida has Richell pressed against the cage, preventing Richell from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Guida lands a shot to the body. Richell is trying to force a seperation but Guida has the dominant position. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Richell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guida has him pressed against the cage. Guida keeps control of Richell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Richell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Richell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Guida cracks Richell with a nice body shot. Good body shot from Guida.
Richell has had enough of the clinch but Guida keeps him there for the moment. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Guida lands a body punch. Richell is trying to force a seperation but Guida has the dominant position. Richell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Richell is looking to break free of the clinch but Guida has double underhooks. Richell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Richell wants to break free but Guida has control.
Guida stalling in the clinch.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Richell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richell is trying to break the clinch but Guida is controlling him. Richell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Guida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richell or not. Richell tries to circle away but Guida has him pinned against the cage. Richell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guida works on Richell's body with a couple of short punches. Guida cracks Richell with a nice body shot.
Guida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guida jabbing away but nothing is landing. Richell takes one to the chin there. Guida jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A combination from Guida does no damage. A lazy left from Guida finds it's target. Richell misses the shot to the body. Guida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Guida throws a hook but Richell avoids it easily. Guida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Guida pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Richell throws a body punch but Guida moves out of range. The fighters circling - Richell throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Richell tries to land a front kick but Guida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Guida misses with a wild body shot. Nice shot lands for Guida. Buck Richell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Some wild striking there from Guida.
Guida looks to throw the jab but Richell is out of range. Guida is looking to clinch but Richell is avoiding it.
Guida misses with a straight right. Guida throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Guida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guida lands a nice looking body shot.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Guida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Guida throws a combination that misses and Richell counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Guida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Guida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richell.
Richell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Richell fails to land with a series of punches.
Guida moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Richell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guida drives through and clinches with Richell against the cage.
Guida dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Richell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Richell tries to break the clinch but Guida is controlling the position. Guida lands a shot to the body. Richell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Guida keeps control of Richell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Guida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Guida throws a jab but it's blocked by Richell. Guida throws a hook but Richell avoids it easily. Richell misses with a two punch combination.
Guida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richell circles away quickly and effectively. Guida looks to land a left hand but Richell moved out of range nicely. Guida misses with a body shot
and Richell counters with a straight right hand. A leg kick checked by Guida.
Guida has closed the distance and engaged Richell in a clinch.
Richell is trying to break free. Richell is looking to break free of the clinch but Guida has double underhooks. Richell can't break the clinch.
Richell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Richell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Richell wants to get back to striking at distance but Guida won't allow it.
Richell is trying to break the clinch but Guida is controlling him. Richell can't break the clinch.
Richell is trying to break the clinch but Guida has him pressed against the cage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Richell can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Richell's face as he tries to break the clinch. Richell tries to circle away but Guida has him pinned against the cage. Richell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Guida working some nice short punches in the clinch. Richell is looking to break free of the clinch but Guida has double underhooks. Guida taking a breather. Richell is trying to break free. Guida prevents Richell from breaking the clinch. Guida keeps control of Richell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Guida lands a body punch. Guida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Richell backwards.
Guida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guida moves away. Guida doesn't manage to clinch there - Richell circles away.
Guida throws the left hand but Richell avoids the punch easily. Richell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Guida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Richell ducks under a wild hook from Guida. Richell misses with a body shot
and Guida counters with a nice uppercut. Richell misses with an uppercut. Guida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richell misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richell. Guida misses with an uppercut. Guida throws a lazy right hand but Richell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A swing and a miss from Guida. Guida tries to clinch there but Richell circles away.
Guida doesn't manage to clinch there - Richell circles away.
Guida tries to clinch up but Richell circles away and keeps his distance. Richell staying out of range there. Richell lands with an uppercut that bounces Guida off the cage and back into rage. Buck Richell is winning the standup battle so far. Richell looks to land a combination but Guida avoids it well.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Guida throws a shot from downtown. Richell moves away and avoids it. Guida throws a shot from downtown. Richell moves away and avoids it. Guida throws a right and a left that Richell avoids nicely. Richell throws a right and a left that Guida avoids nicely. Guida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richell misses with an uppercut. Guida saw that one coming. Guida lands a head shot. Guida cracks Richell with a right hand to the side of the head. Richell thows a body shot but no joy. Richell swinging wildly here.
Richell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guida dips to his left and cracks Richell with an uppercut! Guida tries to clinch there but Richell circles away.
A big left from Guida misses.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Guida.
The fighters circling - Richell throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Guida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Guida scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Guida blocks the body kick.
Richell throws a sloppy head kick and Guida moves out of range easily. Guida avoids the body shot from Richell.
Guida misses the shot to the body. Richell thows a body shot but no joy.
Guida gets a clinch. Richell is trying to break free. Richell is trying to break free. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guida. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Guida really dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Richell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Guida throws a series of punches but Richell moves out of range.
Guida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Richell has had enough of the clinch but Guida keeps him there for the moment. Richell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Richell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guida has him pressed against the cage. Guida stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Richell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Guida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richell or not. Guida lands a body punch. Richell can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Guida. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Richell can't break the clinch.
Richell wants to break free but Guida has control.
Richell is trying to force a seperation but Guida has the dominant position. Guida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richell's efforts to push away. Richell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Richell is looking to break free of the clinch but Guida has double underhooks. Guida has Richell pressed against the cage, preventing Richell from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Richell is looking to break free of the clinch but Guida has double underhooks. Guida lands with a right to the head. Good body shot from Guida.
Guida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Guida jabbing away but nothing is landing. A big left from Guida misses. Richell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guida. Richell misses with a low kick. Guida with a hook. Guida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richell moves away. Guida tries to bum rush Richell with a series of wild strikes but Richell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guida closes the distance and clinches. Guida has Richell pressed against the cage, preventing Richell from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Richell wants to break free but Guida has control.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Richell can't break the clinch.
Richell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Richell tries to break the clinch but Guida is controlling the position. Richell tries to circle away but Guida has him pinned against the cage. Richell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guida has him pressed against the cage. Richell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Richell tries to break free but Guida pushes him back against the cage. Richell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Guida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Richell backwards. Guida lands with a right to the head. Richell has had enough of the clinch but Guida keeps him there for the moment. A right hand to the body from Guida.
Guida prevents Richell from breaking the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Richell's face as he tries to break the clinch. Richell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Richell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Guida prevents Richell from breaking the clinch. Richell is trying to break the clinch but Guida has him pressed against the cage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A right hook to the body lands for Guida.
Guida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Guida throws a right and a left that both miss. Richell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Guida looks to score with a jab to the body but Richell is just out of range. Richell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guida tries to clinch there but Richell circles away.
Richell keeps the fight on the outside. Richell throws a series of punches but Guida avoids them all with ease. Richell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guida scores with a punch to the head. Guida stuns Richell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Guida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richell paws at him with a jab and circles away. A punch combination from Guida misses. Richell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Nice defenses there by Richell.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida gets a clinch. Richell wants to get back to striking at distance but Guida won't allow it.
Guida stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Guida manages to break the clinch.
Richell misses the shot to the body. Guida tries to close the distance and clinch but Richell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Richell thuds a left hand into Guida's body. Richell swats away the attempt to clinch by Guida.
Guida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guida lands with a right to the head. Guida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richell's efforts to push away. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Richell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Buck Richell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Richell working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight! Keith Guida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Guida has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 37:39 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 37:39 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 37:39
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Guida!
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