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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buford Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and De Angelo Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pratt has chosen Goldie - A$AP Rocky as his entrance music. De Angelo Pratt looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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279 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Powerful takedowns
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buford Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, De Angelo Pratt!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratt gets caught flat footed, as Richards shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Richards stays in close to Pratt's body and controls the position.
Richards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Richards scoring with some ground and pound.
Richards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pratt's head.
Richards is looking to work some ground and pound but Pratt has wrist control.
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 is stalling in the full guard.
Richards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pratt's head.
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 connects with a couple of short punches.
Pratt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Richards defends it easily.
Pratt working a defensive guard here.
Pratt looks winded!
Richards distracts Pratt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pratt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Richards defends well.
Richards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards cracks Pratt with a solid left hand.
Richards stands up over Pratt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pratt is looking for a triangle but Richards pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards working some strikes from top position.
Pratt being controlled here, momentarily.
Richards chips away with some ground and pound.
Richards with a nice head shot there.
Richards slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Richards postures up and lands a big shot to Pratt's brow.
Richards slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Richards lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards is stalling in the full guard.
Richards makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Richards controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Richards working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Richards will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Richards lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Richards is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a couple of digs.
Richards working some strikes from top position.
Pratt being controlled here, momentarily.
Richards chips away with some ground and pound.
Pratt trying to keep a closed guard but Richards is proving a slippery customer.
Richards with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Richards with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pratt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Richards defends well.
Richards is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Richards seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pratt for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pratt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Richards is aware though and is defending well.
Richards lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards landing with the ground and pound.
Richards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pratt has momentary wrist control but Richards slips an elbow through the middle.
Richards is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards lands a couple of elbows.
Richards with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Richards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pratt's head.
Richards not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buford Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buford Richards's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Richards drives through with a takedown into guard.
Richards lands a couple of elbows.
Richards cracks Pratt with a solid left hand.
Pratt has his foot on Richards's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Richards works his way back into a safe position though.
Richards slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Richards works over Pratt with some ground and pound from guard.
Richards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pratt being controlled here, momentarily.
Pratt is breathing heavily.
Richards with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Richards controls the pace.
Richards chips away with some ground and pound.
Richards stands up over Pratt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Richards connects with a couple of short punches.
Richards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Richards sitting in guard here, content to control.
Richards distracts Pratt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Richards slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards scoring with some ground and pound.
Richards working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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 postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Richards's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Richards is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Richards'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.
Richards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pratt's head.
Richards lands a couple of digs.
Richards lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richards with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Richards with a nice head shot there.
Richards is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Richards stands up over Pratt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pratt has momentary wrist control but Richards slips an elbow through the middle.
Richards is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Richards landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richards not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Richards lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards cracks Pratt with a solid left hand.
Richards controls from within his opponent's guard.
Richards makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards lands a couple of elbows.
Richards postures up and lands a big shot to Pratt's brow.
Richards is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buford Richards dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buford Richards's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Richards scores with a head kick. Pratt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Richards fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pratt to the ground. Richards is now in Pratt's guard.
Richards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pratt's head.
Richards postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Richards lands a couple of digs.
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 some nice ground and pound.
Richards working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Richards scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Richards distracts Pratt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards postures up and lands a big shot to Pratt's brow.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pratt can do to turn this around?
Richards sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pratt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Richards's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Richards is working Pratt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Richards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pratt's head.
Richards lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richards controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Richards lands a couple of elbows.
Richards is stalling in the full guard.
Richards connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards cracks Pratt with a solid left hand.
Richards scoring with punches to the head and body.
Richards scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards connects with a couple of short punches.
Richards makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Richards postures up.
Richards cracks Pratt with a solid left hand.
Richards postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Richards lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Richards controls from within his opponent's guard.
Richards avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Richards content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richards controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Richards is in close to Pratt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Richards distracts Pratt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Richards is stalling in the full guard.
Richards content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Richards controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Richards stands up over Pratt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Richards lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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 crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards stands up over Pratt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pratt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Richards with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Richards works over Pratt with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buford 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buford Richards!
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hype
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