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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kraig Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Christopher will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kraig Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Christopher!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Christopher looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Richards with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Richards controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Richards landing some decent shots from guard.
Richards sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Richards has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Richards working some strikes from top position.
Richards stands up from Christopher's guard - Richards perhaps looking for a knockout.
Christopher misses with a two punch combination.
Christopher throws a sloppy head kick and Richards moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards closes the distance and clinches.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christopher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Richards manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Christopher on his heels. He'll look to pass Christopher's guard now, I'm sure.
Richards stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
Richards feints and as Christopher raises his hands in defense, Richards changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Richards shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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 the action here.
Richards really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Richards stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Christopher was covering up waiting for the punch and Richards finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Richards content to stall in guard here.
Richards drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richards jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Richards decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Christopher gets caught napping as Richards dives in and scores a takedown. Christopher manages to retain guard.
Richards postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Richards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Richards postures up and lands a big shot to Christopher's brow.
Richards scoring with punches to the head and body.
Richards seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards connects with a couple of short punches.
Richards stands up over Christopher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Richards controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Richards postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards stands and steps away. Christopher gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Richards closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards stands up and beckons Christopher to his feet.
Richards drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Richards gets to his feet - Christopher follows without any prompting.
Richards connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Christopher momentarily.
Christopher throws a right hand that Richards ducks under and follows up with a left that Richards also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christopher fails to land with a series of punches.
Christopher throws a right hand that Richards ducks under and follows up with a left that Richards also avoids with ease.
Richards drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kraig Richards dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Christopher misses with a wild combination.
Richards bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Richards cracks Christopher with a big elbow.
Richards decides to stand up, so the ref orders Christopher to his feet.
Richards scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Richards gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Richards shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Christopher napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christopher is letting Richards control him for a moment.
Richards working the ground and pound.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christopher can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richards decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Christopher.
Richards gets a double leg takedown into Christopher's guard.
Kraig Richards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richards seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Christopher 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.
Richards seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Christopher for as long as he can get away with.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Richards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Christopher's head.
Richards gets to his feet. Christopher looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Richards moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher working hard to break the clinch.
Christopher gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Richards.
Christopher throws an elbow but it misses.
Richards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Richards is staying tight to Christopher's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Richards looks up at the clock and then as Christopher takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Richards smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Richards is staying tight to Christopher's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Richards working the ground and pound.
Christopher is trying to control Richards's posture but Richards avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards controlling the position from side mount.
Christopher is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Richards decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Richards changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Christopher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Christopher is being controlled here.
Richards is putting a hurting on Christopher here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christopher is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Richards is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Christopher has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
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 decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Richards shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Christopher manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Richards scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards distracts Christopher with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Christopher is wriggling around but Richards manages to pass to half guard.
Richards stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kraig Richards dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch but Richards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Christopher tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Richards is in Christopher's guard.
Richards passes into half guard.
Richards is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Richards takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Richards stalling.
Richards stands up from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Christopher enables Richards to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Christopher manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christopher being controlled here, momentarily.
Richards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards won't allow Christopher to get back to his feet.
Richards makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Richards engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Richards stops Christopher from standing up.
Richards is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Richards is working Christopher over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Richards sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Christopher is working an open guard so Richards takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
George Christopher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards gets the takedown into side control.
Christopher is letting Richards control him for a moment.
Richards tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christopher is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Richards creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Richards decides to stand back up. Richards steps back and let's Christopher get back to his feet.
Richards closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Christopher to the mat! Christopher manages to get full guard.
Richards scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Christopher's head.
Richards is working Christopher over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Richards sitting in guard here, content to control.
Christopher is looking to stand up but Richards isn't so interested in that idea.
Richards content to stall in guard here.
Christopher wants to stand up but Richards is controlling him.
Richards stands up and waves to Christopher to follow him.
Christopher avoids the head kick by Richards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher misses with a wild body shot.
Christopher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richards counters by clinching up.
Richards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richards goes for a takedown in the clinch but Christopher prevents it.
Christopher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Richards has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Christopher is trying to keep an underhook but Richards manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christopher flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Richards slips a nice elbow through Christopher's hands, connecting with Christopher's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Richards.
Richards looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Christopher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Richards seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kraig Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christopher wants to stand back up but Richards manages to pass into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kraig Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richards has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kraig Richards!
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