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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tacito Abrantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Richmond might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dont Stop Me Now. Abrantes has chosen Compay Segundo - Guantanamera as his entrance music. Tacito Abrantes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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195 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Richmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tacito Abrantes!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrantes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richmond was well out of range. Poor timing from Abrantes.
Richmond seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Abrantes tries to keep at a distance but Richmond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Richmond pushes Abrantes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Richmond.
Richmond stalling against the cage.
Abrantes blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Abrantes.
Richmond tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abrantes's elbow.
Richmond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abrantes scores with a shot to the side of Richmond's head.
Richmond pushes Abrantes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abrantes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richmond digs a right hand underneath Abrantes's ribcage. Abrantes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abrantes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Richmond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abrantes misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Richmond clinches with his opponent.
Richmond definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richmond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richmond shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richmond closes the distance and pushes Abrantes back into the cage.
Richmond is working Abrantes over against the cage.
Abrantes swings wildly with an uppercut but Richmond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richmond lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abrantes backwards.
Richmond scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Richmond.
Richmond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richmond struggles to land a body shot inside as Abrantes controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Richmond.
Abrantes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Richmond seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Abrantes can turn it around.
Richmond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richmond blocking some punches.
Richmond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abrantes prevents a body shot from Richmond.
Richmond manages to break the clinch.
Richmond throws a body kick that misses.
Richmond rushes Abrantes and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abrantes.
Abrantes tries to work over Richmond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abrantes working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richmond takes a shot to the head.
Richmond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richmond gets a clinch.
Abrantes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richmond tries to throw a body punch but Abrantes avoids it by throwing Richmond back against the cage.
Abrantes throws a head punch that misses.
Richmond works on Abrantes's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abrantes.
Richmond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richmond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richmond clinches with his opponent.
Abrantes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abrantes digs a right hand into Richmond's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richmond's gas tank.
Richmond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abrantes misses with a looping right.
Richmond tries a head kick but it misses.
Richmond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abrantes throws out the jab.
Abrantes tries to keep at a distance but Richmond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Richmond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrantes misses with a punch on the inside.
Richmond digs a right hand into Abrantes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abrantes's gas tank.
Richmond lands an uppercut.
Richmond tries a body shot but Abrantes blocks it.
Richmond works on Abrantes's body with a couple of short punches.
Richmond misses with a body punch.
Richmond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Abrantes does no damage.
Abrantes scores with a shot to the body.
Abrantes gets tackled into the cage by Richmond. Richmond maintains the clinch.
Richmond swings wildly with an uppercut but Abrantes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Abrantes fails to land.
Richmond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Abrantes.
Richmond gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Richmond lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richmond works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Richmond manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richmond tries to clinch but Abrantes is having none of it.
Abrantes gets tackled into the cage by Richmond. Richmond maintains the clinch.
Richmond lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richmond.
Richmond lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richmond lands with a right to the head.
Richmond working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Richmond works on Abrantes's body with a couple of short punches.
Abrantes looks winded!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Abrantes misses with the head strike.
Abrantes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richmond can't find room to land a body shot as Abrantes controls the action.
Abrantes misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abrantes throws a punch but it's blocked by Richmond.
Abrantes prevents a body shot from Richmond.
Richmond lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Richmond can't find room to land a body shot as Abrantes controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Richmond dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Richmond thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Abrantes if he has to take too many more of those.
Richmond thuds his shin into the meat of Abrantes's side.
Richmond has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Richmond has taken the fight to the clinch.
Richmond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richmond misses with a punch to the body.
Richmond lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Richmond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abrantes can do to turn this around?
Abrantes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richmond tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abrantes's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Richmond.
Nice body punch from Richmond - that landed with a thud.
Richmond leaning against his opponent.
Richmond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richmond pushes Abrantes up against the cage in a clinch.
Charles Richmond has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richmond.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richmond.
Richmond pushes Abrantes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Richmond lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abrantes is breathing heavily.
Richmond breaks the clinch.
Richmond drives through and clinches with Abrantes against the cage.
Richmond is leaning against Abrantes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richmond can't find room to land a body shot as Abrantes controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Richmond.
Richmond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richmond presses Abrantes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Richmond scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abrantes is rocked!
Richmond has a couple of punches blocked by Abrantes.
Abrantes is still on wobbly legs! Can Richmond finish him?
Richmond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richmond throws a punch but it's blocked by Abrantes.
Richmond misses with the head strike.
Richmond misses with the head strike.
Richmond misses with the head strike.
Richmond misses with a punch on the inside.
Richmond throws a punch but it's blocked by Abrantes.
Richmond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richmond lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Abrantes - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Richmond!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Richmond!
Our winner, Charles Richmond, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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