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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rinne keysha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rinne keysha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Clint Richards's chin.
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188 cm
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175 lbs
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170 cm
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Richards! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, rinne keysha! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Richards stuffs the takedown. Richards with a poor takedown and keysha counters with a takedown into side control. keysha tries to stand but Richards is controlling his head. Richards is not content to let keysha control the position. keysha prevents Richards from escaping the position. Richards explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! Richards misses with a takedown and keysha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Richards's knee momentarily. Richards has his takedown stuffed and keysha counters with a leg kick. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him. Richards gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and keysha counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Richards is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round. Richards misses with a takedown and keysha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Richards is breathing heavily. Richards misses with a takedown attempt and keysha counters with a series of strikes. Richards will be more careful next time no doubt. keysha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Richards has his takedown stuffed and keysha counters with a nice double leg into side control. Richards won't be happy with that. keysha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Richards has escaped the position, nice work there. keysha thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Richards wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Richards trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. keysha is trying to get an arm triangle but Richards is defending well. Richards is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Richards with a poor takedown and keysha counters with a single leg into guard. Richards didn't expect that. Richards wants to stand but keysha is controlling the position. Richards kicks keysha off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Richards shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Richards connects with a couple of short punches. Richards lands a couple of decent looking shots. Richards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of keysha's head. Richards lands a couple of decent looking shots. Richards throwing strikes from guard but keysha blocks nicely. Richards passes into half guard. Richards seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Richards working the head and body with strikes. Richards thows a huge punch but keysha dodges it nicely.
keysha has hold of Richards's hands but Richards slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Richards throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Richards looks to score some points with some ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Richards looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks keysha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Richards slips a nice elbow through keysha's hands, connecting with keysha's forehead. Richards working the head and body with strikes. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Richards winds up and cracks keysha with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Richards is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Richards is nestled in close to keysha, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but rinne keysha will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Richards with a lazy takedown attempt and keysha counters with a shoot takedown. Richards fights it but they end up in guard. Richards wants to stand and escape but keysha is having none of it. Richards pushes keysha off and scrambles back to his feet.
Richards shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and keysha counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Richards is lucky that one didn't land flush. Richards stuffs the takedown. Richards tries for a takedown but keysha circles away easily and keysha counters with a low kick, right behind Richards 's knee. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him. Richards misses with a takedown attempt and keysha counters with a series of strikes. Richards will be more careful next time no doubt. A kick lands to the mid section there for keysha. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Richards gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and keysha counters with a good low kick that Richards was not able to check. Richards misses with a takedown and keysha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. keysha is looking to take a break and control but Richards is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Richards looks like he's trying to stand up.
keysha is looking for a kimura but Richards is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for keysha to get the leverage. Richards wants to get back to his feet. Richards has one foot on keysha's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. keysha gets caught flat footed, as Richards shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. rinne keysha has got the better of the ground game so far. Richards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Richards throwing strikes but missing. Richards looking to pass the guard. Richards landing some decent shots from guard. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Richards's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Richards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Richards cracks keysha with a solid left hand. Richards lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Richards distracts keysha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Richards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Richards distracts keysha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. keysha is looking to stand up but Richards isn't so interested in that idea. Richards scoring with some ground and pound. keysha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Richards chips away with some ground and pound. Richards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of keysha's head. Richards connects with a couple of short punches. keysha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Richards trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Richards makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Richards scoring with punches to the head and body. Richards throwing strikes from guard but keysha blocks nicely. Richards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Richards with a flurry of punches that miss. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Richards's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Richards lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Richards postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Richards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. keysha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clint Richards will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Richards drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. keysha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Richards throwing strikes from guard but keysha blocks nicely. Richards scoring with punches to the head and body. Richards is working keysha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Richards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as keysha works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Richards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Richards lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Richards's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Richards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Richards content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Richards lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Richards with a nice head shot there. Richards postures up and lands a big shot to keysha's brow. Richards is in close to keysha's body, working some short punches and elbows. Richards landing with the ground and pound. Richards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of keysha's head. keysha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Richards has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Richards postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. keysha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richards doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richards manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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 connects with a couple of short punches. Richards throwing strikes from guard but keysha blocks nicely. Richards works over keysha with some ground and pound from guard. Richards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of keysha's head. Richards is looking to work some ground and pound but keysha has wrist control. Richards with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Richards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Richards is working keysha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Richards cracks keysha with a solid left hand. Richards postures up and lands a big shot to keysha's brow. Richards scoring with some ground and pound. Richards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as keysha works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Richards will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Richards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Richards thows a big elbow that misses. Richards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of keysha's head. Richards is in close to keysha's body, working some short punches and elbows. keysha wants to stand up but Richards is controlling him. Richards chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Richards stands up over keysha, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Richards lands a couple of digs. Richards is in close to keysha's body, working some short punches and elbows. Richards lands a couple of elbows. Richards throwing strikes but missing. Richards postures up and lands a big shot to keysha's brow. Richards landing some decent shots from guard. Richards connects with a couple of short punches. Richards works over keysha with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Clint Richards showed his dominance in that final round. I think Richards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Richards!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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