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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sub Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Meytal Cohen - Toxicity kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Russel Richards enters the cage!
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260 lbs
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276 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sub Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Russel Richards!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards moves away from the strike by Artist.
Good shot there by Richards.
Artist lands a jab to the head.
Richards lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Artist clinches with his opponent.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Artist.
Richards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Richards lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Richards on the inside.
Artist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Artist controls his hands.
Artist will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Richards up against the cage.
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Richards controls the action.
Richards misses with a body punch.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist tries to throw a body punch but Richards avoids it by throwing Artist back against the cage.
Richards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Artist.
Richards tries to work over Artist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Artist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards lands a body punch.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artist blocks a body shot from Richards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
It looks like Sub Artist has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artist throws a punch but it's blocked by Richards.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Artist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richards's elbow.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Artist avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Artist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Richards prevents a body shot from Artist.
Artist lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist blocks an uppercut.
Artist throws a head punch that misses.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artist lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Richards.
A short left from Richards.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Artist.
Artist manages to break the clinch.
Artist takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Richards rushes Artist and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Artist is trying to force a seperation but Richards has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Richards.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Artist.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.
Artist lands a body shot in the clinch.
Richards's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artist's elbow.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Artist avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Artist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Artist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Artist closes the distance and clinches.
Richards lands a shoulder strike.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artist pushes Richards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Richards looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richards.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Artist breaks the clinch.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Artist circles away quickly and effectively.
Artist misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist missing with a left hand there. Richards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Artist misses with a looping right.
Sub Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards tries to clinch there but Artist circles away.
Richards lands with an uppercut that bounces Artist off the cage and back into range.
Richards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Artist.
Artist gets a clinch.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Artist.
Artist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Richards.
Artist blocks an uppercut.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Artist controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist scores with a hook to the body.
Artist is trying to push Richards away but Richards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Artist backwards.
Artist lands an uppercut.
Artist working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Russel Richards will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sub Artist's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Richards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Artist.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Artist clinches up with Richards and pushes him back against the cage.
Richards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
Richards lands a shoulder strike.
Artist lands a nice shot to the body.
Richards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Richards gets through Artist's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richards working aggressively here.
Richards keeps control of Artist as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Artist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russel Richards seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Artist tries to throw a body punch but Richards avoids it by throwing Artist back against the cage.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Richards in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Richards prevents a body shot from Artist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Richards.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Richards lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Artist.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Artist avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Artist can't break the clinch.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Artist on the inside.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Artist controls the action.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Artist is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Richards's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Artist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artist's elbow.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Artist avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Artist wants to stall.
Richards stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Richards throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Artist lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Richards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Richards on the inside.
Artist throws a head punch that misses.
Richards blocking some punches.
Artist prevents a body shot from Richards.
Artist cracks Richards with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Richards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Artist tries a body shot but Richards blocks it.
Nice body punch from Artist.
A left hand lands to the body for Artist.
Richards blocking some punches.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards scores with a shot to the side of Artist's head.
Artist manages to break the clinch.
Artist has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Richards finds it's way round the side to connect with Artist's head.
Richards lands with a shot to the body.
Artist rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Richards counters with a stiff right hand.
Richards walks into a straight right hand from Artist.
Richards scores with a nice right hand.
Artist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Artist lands with a good body shot.
Artist looks to land a right hand but Richards moved out of range.
Artist digs a good hook to Richards's body.
Russel Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Richards as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artist misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Artist. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Artist tries to break free but Richards pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Richards as the two fighters clinch.
Artist blocking some punches.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richards.
Richards lands with a right to the head.
Richards prevents a body shot from Artist.
Artist stalling in the clinch but Richards improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Artist.
Artist breaks the clinch.
Richards has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Artist throws a big shot that misses.
Artist throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russel Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sub Artist's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Artist throws a right hand that misses
and Richards counters by clinching up.
Artist stalling in the clinch but Richards improves position.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artist misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards presses Artist against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Richards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Richards prevents a body shot from Artist.
A right hand to the body from Richards.
Artist blocks a body shot from Richards.
Artist blocks an uppercut.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Artist.
Richards cracks Artist with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Richards.
Richards lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Artist or not.
Richards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
Richards lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Artist backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist blocks a body shot from Richards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards tries a body shot but Artist blocks it.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Artist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Richards scores with a shot to the side of Artist's head.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Artist.
Artist working aggressively here.
Artist misses with a body punch.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Richards.
Richards gets through Artist's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards blocks a body shot from Artist.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artist is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist looking to slow down the pace here.
Artist has had enough of the clinch but Richards keeps him there for the moment.
Richards lands a left hand.
Sub Artist's cut is getting worse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Artist.
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Artist controls his hands.
Richards tries a body shot but Artist blocks it.
Richards working aggressively here.
A short left from Richards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Artist.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Artist.
Richards controlling the action here for a moment.
Richards works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Richards lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Richards.
A short right from Richards on the inside.
Artist is rocked!
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Artist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sub Artist's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Richards pushes Artist against the cage. Richards is working some dirty boxing. Richards pushes off with a quick right hook! Artist goes down! Artist tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Richards moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russel Richards!
A victorious Russel Richards thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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