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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Zizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Into the Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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207 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jermaine Zizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Richards!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zizzo tries to clinch up but Richards circles away and keeps his distance.
Richards scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Richards looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zizzo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Richards scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zizzo tries to roll over but Richards keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Richards connects with a nice short shot to Zizzo's temple.
Nice strikes from Richards there.
Zizzo trying to control here.
Richards is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Zizzo tries to hold on but Richards postures up.
Zizzo bucks Richards off and manages to get back to his feet!
Richards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Richards throws a right and a left that Zizzo avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zizzo tries to clinch there but Richards circles away.
Zizzo cracks Richards with a right hand to the side of the head.
Richards shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Zizzo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Richards not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Richards is looking to work some ground and pound but Zizzo has wrist control.
Richards wants to control from the top but Zizzo keeps moving.
Zizzo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Richards gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Richards's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zizzo has momentary wrist control but Richards slips an elbow through the middle.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Zizzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Richards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Richards has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Richards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Richards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Richards stops Zizzo from standing up.
Richards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zizzo's head.
Zizzo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Richards postures up.
Zizzo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Richards stands up over Zizzo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Richards won't allow Zizzo to get back to his feet.
Zizzo is breathing heavily.
Richards is working Zizzo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Richards postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Richards is looking to work some ground and pound but Zizzo has wrist control.
Richards content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Richards trying to control but Zizzo is working from the bottom.
Richards works over Zizzo with some ground and pound from guard.
Zizzo wants to control the position but Richards says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Richards lands strikes from half guard.
Richards sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zizzo defending well though.
Richards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zizzo keeps working.
Richards thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zizzo's head.
Richards is trying to control. Zizzo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Richards lands a nice short elbow.
Richards passes to full mount!
Zizzo tries to lock up and control but Richards gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Richards landing shots from mount.
Richards connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zizzo tries to buck Richards off but he can't manage it.
Richards is landing with some decent strikes but Zizzo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Richards trying to control but Zizzo is having none of it.
Richards landing strikes from the mount and Zizzo is in trouble!
Richards lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Richards dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zizzo wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Zizzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richards throws a right and a left that Zizzo avoids nicely.
Zizzo misses with a takedown
and Richards decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zizzo's guard.
Richards postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Richards working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zizzo working a defensive guard here.
Richards landing some decent shots from guard.
Richards looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Richards stopping the sweep attempt from Zizzo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throwing strikes from guard but Zizzo blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zizzo working a defensive guard here.
Richards distracts Zizzo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Richards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zizzo wants to sweep here but Richards controlling him for the moment.
Zizzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zizzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Richards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zizzo.
Richards scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Richards scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Richards working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Richards trying to control the action but Zizzo is working from the bottom.
Richards is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Zizzo moves into full guard.
Richards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Richards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Richards cracks Zizzo with a solid left hand.
Zizzo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Zizzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mickey Richards has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zizzo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Richards counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zizzo!
Richards trying to control but Zizzo is having none of it.
Richards working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Richards lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zizzo is desperately trying to improve his position but Richards has a good base and remains in mount.
Zizzo is in a horrible position here. Richards smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Richards dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards controlling the position easily from mount.
Richards connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Richards pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zizzo is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Richards.
Richards has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zizzo's face.
Richards fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zizzo reaches up and holds on to Richards to control the position.
The referee warns Zizzo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Richards scores with a takedown into Zizzo's guard.
Zizzo is looking to stand up but Richards isn't so interested in that idea.
Richards lands a couple of elbows.
Richards lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richards lands a couple of elbows.
Richards landing with the ground and pound.
Richards lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards with a nice head shot there.
Richards sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zizzo's guard.
Richards thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zizzo's head.
Richards throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zizzo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zizzo has momentary wrist control but Richards slips an elbow through the middle.
Zizzo is looking to stand back up but Richards counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Zizzo.
Richards trying to pass the guard but Zizzo defending well.
Richards controlling the action here.
Richards missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Richards prevents Zizzo from standing back up.
Zizzo taking some punishment here, with Richards in his half guard.
Richards is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Richards working Zizzo over with strikes.
Richards takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zizzo pushes Richards off looking to stand but Richards dives back in and keeps control.
Zizzo pushes Richards off but Richards dives into side control.
Richards working away.
Zizzo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Richards has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Zizzo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Zizzo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards scoring with punches from side control.
Zizzo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Richards connects with a decent elbow.
Zizzo wants to control but Richards postures up.
Zizzo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Richards closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Zizzo is trying to stand.
Richards scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Richards perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nice strikes from Richards there.
Zizzo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Richards.
Mickey Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards stalling.
Zizzo pushes Richards off looking to stand but Richards dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zizzo!
Richards lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Richards takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Richards's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Richards 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Mickey Richards!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Mickey Richards!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Mickey Richards!
Mickey Richards wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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