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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brandon hervey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, brandon hervey!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hervey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Richards.
hervey is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Richards is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
hervey wants to control but Richards is having none of it.
hervey is trying to escape the mount.
hervey wants to control but Richards is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards raining down shots from the mount!
hervey wants to control but Richards is having none of it.
hervey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Richards. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
hervey regains half guard.
Richards is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Richards trying to control the pace.
hervey wants to get back to full guard but Richards has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards with shots to the head and body - hervey looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Richards lands with some strikes.
hervey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Richards has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Richards controlling from the full mount.
Richards wants to control the pace but hervey is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
hervey tries to lock up and control but Richards gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
hervey might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Richards kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
hervey looks gassed!
Richards controlling the position easily from mount.
hervey is desperately trying to improve his position but Richards has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Richards looking to secure an arm triangle but hervey defends it well.
Richards controlling from the full mount.
Richards avoids the attempt from hervey to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richards dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Richards dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Richards will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richards shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts hervey as he jumps to the side.
Richards shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts hervey as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hervey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Richards fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Richards misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
hervey throws a leg kick but Richards checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
hervey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Richards swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richards shoots in and bounces hervey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
hervey working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards won't allow hervey to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now hervey is on top in guard.
Richards trying to keep a closed guard but hervey is proving a slippery customer.
Richards is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because hervey is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Richards controlling the position.
hervey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Richards looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Richards can't keep his opponent in guard - hervey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hervey moves nicely into side control.
hervey laying and praying for a moment but Richards takes advantage and regains half guard.
hervey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
hervey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Richards is doing well to control the position and prevent hervey from advancing to side control.
hervey wants to advance to full mount but Richards doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Richards wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
hervey is trying to land a reversal but Richards doesn't like that idea too much. He pushed the legs to the side and dives into side control. He's managed to grab a loose arm triangle. Richards is tightening it up though! This could be trouble for hervey! hervey trying desperately to escape but he's gone limp! He's out! Wooooorld class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Richards!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Stephen Richards!
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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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