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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Duscaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duscaw comes to the cage accompanied by "I am the Walrus" by The Beatles. Richardson has chosen This Calling by All That Remains as his entrance music. 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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182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Duscaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson throws a head kick that misses
and Duscaw counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Richardson's guard now.
Duscaw trying to control but Richardson is working from the bottom.
Duscaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duscaw trying to control but Richardson is working from the bottom.
Duscaw looking to pass the guard.
Richardson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Richardson throws a head kick that misses
and Duscaw counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duscaw misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Duscaw thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The strikes coming from Duscaw are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee asks Duscaw politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Duscaw prefers to stall for the moment though.
Duscaw tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Duscaw working the ground and pound.
Duscaw wants to control but Richardson is keeping him busy.
Richardson wants to control but Duscaw postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Duscaw kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Richardson tries to improve position but can't.
Richardson can't do much from the bottom here.
Duscaw working the ground and pound from side control.
Duscaw tries for a kimura but Richardson is defending well.
Duscaw tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Duscaw has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Richardson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duscaw is trying to control. Richardson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Duscaw in particular looking to stall.
Duscaw is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Richardson sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Richardson is pressing down on Duscaw's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Richardson trying to control the position.
Richardson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Duscaw is one step ahead there.
Richardson controlling the position.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nate Richardson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Richardson tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Richardson.
Duscaw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richardson as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Duscaw dominated that round.
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.
Duscaw has his takedown stuffed
and Richardson counters with a nice uppercut.
Duscaw tries for a takedown but Richardson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richardson feints a jab promting Duscaw to slip. Richardson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Duscaw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Brandon Duscaw has been cut.
Duscaw dives in and grabs Richardson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richardson pushes down on Duscaw's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Duscaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duscaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Richardson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Richardson misses with a body shot
and Duscaw counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Duscaw.
Duscaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richardson keeping moving, preventing Duscaw from controlling successfully.
Duscaw passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duscaw is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Richardson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Richardson struggling a bit here.
Richardson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Duscaw is staying active.
Duscaw looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Richardson is avoiding damage well.
Richardson is looking to reverse the position.
Duscaw in side control, throwing shots but Richardson defends.
Duscaw working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brandon Duscaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richardson is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duscaw is trying to get an arm triangle but Richardson is defending well.
Duscaw trying to control the position but Richardson is working away.
Duscaw goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Richardson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Duscaw but great work by Richardson.
Richardson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Duscaw to his feet.
Brandon Duscaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richardson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Richardson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duscaw counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Richardson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Duscaw dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Duscaw's cut.
That's time! Duscaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Horrible takedown by Duscaw or perhaps it was just good defense by Richardson which made him look bad.
Richardson misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richardson.
Richardson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duscaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richardson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duscaw counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duscaw seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Duscaw is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Richardson sees it coming and defends easily.
Richardson tries to roll over but Duscaw keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Duscaw.
Richardson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Duscaw seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Richardson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Duscaw is thwarting Richardson's attempts to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Duscaw throwing shots but Richardson is blocking nicely.
Richardson is looking for a sweep. Duscaw is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Duscaw passes to full mount!
Duscaw jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Richardson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duscaw wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Richardson, who protects the arm well.
Duscaw is looking to take a break and control but Richardson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duscaw advances nicely into full mount.
Duscaw scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Richardson?
Richardson has given up his back here.
Richardson is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is in bad spot here.
Brandon Duscaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richardson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Duscaw off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Duscaw has got his arm under Richardson's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Richardson has spun round into Duscaw's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Richardson wants to control from the top but Duscaw keeps moving.
Nate Richardson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richardson wants to pass the guard but Duscaw is keeping the position.
Duscaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Richardson trying to control the position from guard on top but Duscaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duscaw is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Richardson is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Duscaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Duscaw, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Duscaw!
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energy
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hype
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