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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Sakkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Richards's choice of entrance music: Meytal Cohen - Toxicity. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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264 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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276 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Sakkara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Russel Richards!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards loads up on a big right hand but Sakkara slips the punch.
Sakkara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Sakkara definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the liver by Sakkara. Beautiful body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Richards there.
Richards missing with a left hand there. Sakkara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakkara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Richards counters by moving into the clinch.
Richards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Richards.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Sakkara controls the action.
Richards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakkaras head.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Sakkara controls his hands.
Richards lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakkara breaks from the clinch.
Richards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakkara.
Sakkara misses with a hook. Richards ducked under it nicely.
Sakkara misses with an uppercut.
Sakkara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richards makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sakkara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakkara misses with a left hand
and Richards counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sakkara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sakkara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Richards keeps control of Sakkara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sakkara jumps guard but Richards stands there with Sakkara around his waist. Sakkara gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Sakkara avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Sakkara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Richards walks away with a smile on his face. Sakkara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sakkara scores with a shot to the body.
Richards takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sakkara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sakkara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakkara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Richards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakkara.
Sakkara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakkara misses with the combination.
Richards misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakkara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakkara.
Richards changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Richards lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Richards blocks a jab.
Sakkara digs a good hook to Richards's body.
Sakkara misses with a body shot
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakkara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richards.
Sakkara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richards scores with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Richards. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Richards.
A punch lands to the side of Sakkara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Richards connects with a looping right hand.
Richards tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sakkara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a double jab.
Sakkara takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Sakkara fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakkara.
Sakkara misses with an uppercut
and Richards holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Richards tries to work over Sakkara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakkara blocks an uppercut.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sakkara.
Sakkara gets control of Richards's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sakkara will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sakkara controlling the position.
Sakkara trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakkara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sakkara working a defensive guard but Richards passes into half guard.
Sakkara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sakkara trying to keep a closed guard but Richards is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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.
That's time! Sakkara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sakkara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marcus Sakkara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakkara misses with an uppercut.
Richards stuns Sakkara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Richards lands a jab to the nose.
Sakkara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richards.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Sakkara.
Sakkara just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sakkara is trying to force a seperation but Richards has the dominant position.
Sakkara takes a shot to the head.
Sakkara is trying to break the clinch but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
Richards lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakkara tries to pull guard but Richards holds him up against the cage and eventually Sakkara drops back down to his feet.
Sakkara tries to pull guard but Richards won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sakkara up against the cage.
Sakkara blocks an uppercut.
Sakkara can't break the clinch.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakkara uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
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.
A short right from Richards on the inside.
Sakkara prevents a body shot from Richards.
Sakkara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sakkara blocks a body shot from Richards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Richards blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Sakkara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sakkara tries to pull guard but Richards won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Sakkara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakkara lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to get back to full guard.
Sakkara is keen to just control but Richards is a slippery customer.
Richards gets back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sakkara controls the pace.
Sakkara's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcus Sakkara wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sakkara lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakkara lands a head shot.
Richards connects with a looping right hand.
Richards moves away from the strike by Sakkara.
Sakkara throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Sakkara misses.
Sloppy strikes from Sakkara. Those never looked like landing.
Sakkara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Richards counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Richards.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Sakkara is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Richards to keep the fight standing.
Richards lands a body punch.
We've been informed that Richards has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sakkara misses with the head strike.
Richards presses Sakkara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakkara backwards.
Richards prevents Sakkara from breaking the clinch.
Richards has Sakkara pressed against the cage, preventing Sakkara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakkara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Richards just stands there and leans against the cage.
Richards misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Richards.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Sakkara avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Sakkara misses with some punches.
Richards lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakkara backwards.
Russel Richards seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakkara backwards.
Richards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sakkara working hard to break the clinch.
Sakkara takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Richards.
Sakkara is rocked!
Sakkara blocking some punches.
Richards is pushing Sakkara up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Sakkara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richards misses with the head strike.
Sakkara fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Richards works on Sakkara's body with a couple of short punches.
Richards presses Sakkara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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.
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. This is the final round!
Richards drops Sakkara with a naaaaasty hook - Sakkara is in real trouble here! Richards dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russel Richards!
An out of breath Russel Richards thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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