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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keith Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Terrible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrible is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: How Deep Is Your Love. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Terrible!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Richards.
Richards misses the shot to the body.
Terrible looks for a takedown but Richards sprawls well.
Richards throws a low kick but Terrible moves out of range easily.
Richards misses the jab.
Richards swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Terrible.
A good leg kick by Richards.
Terrible throws a one two combo.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Terrible.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Terrible tries to advance to mount but can't.
Terrible happy to just control the position for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Richards is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrible trying to control the position but Richards is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Terrible.
Richards is looking to reverse the position.
Richards wants to control but Terrible postures up.
Terrible is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Richards will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Terrible works to advance to full mount. Richards defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Richards keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Terrible working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to reverse the position but Terrible maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terrible can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Richards is looking to escape.
Terrible prevents Richards from getting the reversal.
Richards tries to hold on but Terrible pushes him away.
Terrible controlling his opponent.
Terrible postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Richards looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is squirming around, avoiding Terrible's attempts to control the action.
Richards is in all sorts of trouble here.
Terrible goes for an armbar but Richards turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Richards.
Terrible is looking for a triangle but Richards pushes his legs off easily.
Terrible manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Terrible raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Richards wants to control but Terrible is having none of it.
Terrible is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Richards can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrible sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Richards really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Terrible working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Terrible landing strikes from the mount and Richards is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Terrible lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Richards hang on?
Terrible in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Terrible controlling from mount.
Terrible trying to control but Richards is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Terrible 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.
Terrible uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richards.
Terrible fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Richards has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Richards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Terrible manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Terrible misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Richards.
Terrible throws a sloppy head kick and Richards moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Terrible.
Terrible misses with a head kick.
Terrible shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richards sprawls well. Richards wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Terrible gets slowly back to his feet.
Richards throws an off balance right hand
and Terrible counters with a nice double leg into side control. Richards won't be happy with that.
Terrible is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Richards knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Richards's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrible working the ground and pound.
Richards is looking for a sweep.
Terrible wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richards keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Terrible presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ivan Terrible has got the better of the ground game so far.
Terrible lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Richards regains half guard.
Terrible moves nicely into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terrible moves into full mount!
Terrible is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Richards can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrible takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Terrible's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Richards is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Richards regains half guard.
Richards tries to get to full guard but Terrible has control of the leg.
Terrible controlling the action here.
Richards wants to control but Terrible passes into side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrible is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Richards knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Richards sneaks back into half guard.
Richards slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Richards controls Terrible momentarily but Terrible frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Terrible working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terrible trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Terrible showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A clash of legs there as Terrible blocks the low kick.
Richards moves into range and clinches up with Terrible.
Richards lands a body shot in the clinch.
Richards lands an uppercut.
Terrible is trying to push Richards away but Richards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Terrible.
Terrible misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terrible lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Terrible makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrible.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Terrible's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richards digs a right hand into Terrible's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Terrible's gas tank.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrible misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Richards's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Good body shot from Richards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrible avoids the elbow strike from Richards, against the cage.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrible.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
A head punch on the inside from Terrible fails to land.
Richards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Terrible lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Terrible avoids the elbow strike from Richards, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Terrible scores with a nice short uppercut.
Richards is rocked!
Terrible lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richards or not.
Terrible lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Richards is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Terrible blocks an uppercut.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrible.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terrible lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Terrible gets through Richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Terrible's efforts to push away.
Terrible has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ivan Terrible seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrible misses with some punches.
Richards seems to have got his legs back now.
Terrible throws a punch but it's blocked by Richards.
Terrible takes an elbow to the temple.
Richards blocks an uppercut.
Terrible digs a right hand underneath Richards's ribcage. Richards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Terrible lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Richards.
Richards lands a shot to the body.
Keith Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terrible.
Terrible blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Terrible.
Terrible lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Terrible fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Terrible blocking some punches.
Terrible swings wildly with an uppercut but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terrible misses with a punch on the inside.
Terrible scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Terrible on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terrible's elbow.
A short right from Richards.
Terrible blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Terrible.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
Richards digs a right hand into Terrible's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Terrible's gas tank.
Terrible has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
Terrible tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Terrible creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Terrible.
Terrible blocks an elbow strike from Richards.
Terrible is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terrible stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Richards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Terrible - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Terrible.
Richards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terrible is defending well for now.
Terrible lands with a short shot to the head.
Terrible takes an elbow to the temple.
Terrible gets through Richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Terrible working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Terrible has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
Terrible is leaning against Richards and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Terrible prevents a body shot from Richards.
Terrible has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Richards is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Terrible misses with the head strike.
Terrible lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Richards.
A short right from Richards on the inside.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terrible's elbow.
Ivan Terrible is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivan Terrible.
I've got Terrible winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Terrible!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Terrible thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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