PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viv Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gage comes to the cage accompanied by Panama. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gage
vs
Richards

185 cm
32
210 lbs
29 - 10 - 1

186 cm
37
203 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Hellbent

MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Gage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viv Richards!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richards.
Nice uppercut there from Richards.
Gage throws a lazy uppercut
and Richards counters with a nice body shot.
Gage swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Richards counters with a good low kick that Gage was not able to check.
Richards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Richards is predictable there
enabling Gage to counter with a crisp jab.
Richards blocks the body kick.
Richards scores with a sloppy right hand. Gage should have avoided that one.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gage.
Richards ducks under a wild hook from Gage.
Gage moves forwards but Richards connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gage.
Richards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richards moves out of range of the body kick from Gage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Gage throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Richards.
Gage defending well as Richards loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Gage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richards.
Gage throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gage connects with a body shot that sends Richards's belly button to the back.
Richards on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gage manages to avoid it.
Gage jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Richards misses with a jab to the body
and Gage counters with an outside leg kick.
Richards throws a head kick that half lands.
An inside leg kick from Gage misses.
Gage lands a jab to Richards's midsection.
Gage moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gage misses with a wild body shot.
Gage tries to score with a low kick but Richards moves his leg out of the way.
Gage misses with a wild body shot.
Richards throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gage counters with a crisp 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!
Richards misses the shot to the body.
Gage connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage misses with a looping left.
Good work by Richards as he checks the leg kick.
Gage misses with the body kick
and Gage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Gage pushes Richards up against the cage in a clinch.
Richards being controlled against the cage.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Gage controls his hands.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Gage.
Gage lands a shoulder strike.
Gage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richards.
Richards lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gage backwards.
Richards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gage misses with some punches.
Gage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Gage avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gage pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gage blocks a body shot from Richards.
Gage pushes Richards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Richards blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gage.
Gage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Gage.
Richards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gage scores with a shoulder strike.
Gage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gage misses with the head strike.
Richards blocking some punches.
Gage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Richards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Richards - that landed with a thud.
Gage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gage fails to land.
Richards blocking some punches.
Gage working aggressively here.
Gage blocking some punches.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Richards lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.

Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richards throws a lazy right hand but Gage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gage is looking to slow Richards down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gage moves out of range of the strikes.
Richards staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gage, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick from Gage misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joe Gage will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gage misses with a lunging right hand
and Richards counters with a nice leg kick.
Gage throws a leg kick
and Richards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Gage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richards avoids a kick to the body.
Gage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Richards lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gage at a distance.
Richards throws a leg kick which misses Gage's front leg but catches the back leg as Gage tries to avoid it.
Richards throws a hook but Gage avoids it easily.
Gage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Richards throws a body punch but Gage moves out of range.
Gage slips a straight right by Richards.
Gage looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Richards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Gage finds it's way through Richards's defenses.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gage throws a leg kick
and Richards counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Richards misses with a shot to the body
and Gage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Gage misses
and Richards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Viv Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richards.
Richards lands a jab.
Richards avoids a kick to the body.
Gage throws a hook but Richards blocks it.
Richards doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Richards slips under a jab from Gage.
Richards scores with a nice strike.
Gage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Richards's calf.
Richards has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gage misses with a leg kick.
Gage scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Richards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richards staying out of range there.
Gage throws a leg kick
and Richards counters with a leg kick.
Gage connects with a right hand. Richards shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards misses the jab.
Richards misses the body punch
and Gage makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Richards really felt that one!
Richards digs a good body shot into Gage's ribs.
Gage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Richards checks a low kick from Gage.
Gage scores with a nice strike.
Gage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gage takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Richards misses with a leg kick
and Gage makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Richards really felt that one!
Gage moves out of range of the strikes.
Richards scores with a nice head shot.
Gage throws a shot from downtown. Richards moves away and avoids it.
Gage misses with a looping left.
A jab from Richards misses.
Gage lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Gage is just out of range.
Richards throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Richards takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richards throws out a counter right but Gage avoids it with no problem.
Gage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richards.
Gage is looking to counter punch.
Gage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Richards misses with a right hand
and Gage counters with a straight right hand.
Gage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Richards. Gage shrugs it off though.
Richards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gage's sensitive parts.
Gage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richards with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards throws a right hand that Gage ducks under and follows up with a left that Gage also avoids with ease.
Gage lands with a good body shot.
Richards scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - Gage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards cracks Gage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Richards misses.
Gage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gage throws a leg kick but Richards checks it.
Richards lands with an uppercut that bounces Gage off the cage and back into range.
Gage checks a low kick from Richards.
Richards feints and then cracks Gage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gage down.
Richards throws a hook to the side of Gage's head but Gage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gage misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gage is looking to land body kicks.
Gage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richards.
Richards throws a solid leg kick but Gage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Richards.
Gage throws a wild body kick that Richards sees coming a mile off.
Richards doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Viv Richards will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gage checks a low kick from Richards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gage.
Gage connects with a single shot there.
Gage misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Gage.
Richards misses with a body kick.
Gage just misses with a punch to the body.
Gage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gage throws a wild body kick that Richards sees coming a mile off.
Gage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Richards throws a solid leg kick but Gage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Richards.
Richards slips a straight right by Gage.
Richards tries to land a front kick but Gage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Richards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards defending well as Gage loads up on a big left hand.
Gage misses with a low kick.
Gage throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gage moves forwards but Richards connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gage throws a body shot but no joy.
Gage scores with a spinning back kick!
Gage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gage tries to score with a low kick but Richards moves his leg out of the way.
Richards misses with a hook
and Gage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Richards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Gage down.
Gage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richards.
Richards lands with an uppercut that bounces Gage off the cage and back into range.
Gage ducks under a wild hook from Richards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards throws a nice looking combination but Gage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gage takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Gage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Richards on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gage lands with an overhand left.
Richards misses with a wild body shot.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Gage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Richards lands a glancing blow to the side of Gage's head.
Gage throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.
Gage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gage is looking to counter punch.
Richards takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Richards fakes the leg kick and cracks Gage in the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Richards is predictable there
and Gage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
Richards throws a lazy right hand but Gage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
Gage delivers a nice body kick.
Richards throws a leg kick that misses.
Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richards motions for Gage to come forward. Richards throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Richards has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Richards thuds his right hand into Gage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gage throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a leg kick
and Gage counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richards has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gage.
Gage throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A swing and a miss from Gage.
Gage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Richards sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richards.
Gage misses with a low kick.
Gage scores with a decent looking hook.
Richards misses with a leg kick
and Gage counters with a nice kick to the body.
Richards lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gage will feel that in the morning.
Gage checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Gage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Gage does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Gage clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gage lands a nice looking body shot.
Richards throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Richards walks into a jab.
Richards keeps Gage at a distance using the push kick.
Gage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Richards.
Richards avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gage moves away.
Richards throws a lazy right hand but Gage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Richards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gage.
An attempted straight right counter from Gage misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Gage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Richards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gage.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Richards blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage with a hook.
Gage throws a front kick aimed at Richards's knee but Richards avoids it well.
Richards tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gage is able to avoid easily.
Gage tried to score with a low kick but Richards checks it.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gage was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
Richards defending well as Gage loads up on a big left hand.
Richards is looking to score with low kicks.
Gage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gage throws a body shot but no joy.
Gage misses with a two punch combination.
Gage blocks the body kick.
Gage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gage throws an overhand right that lands on Richards's shoulder, as Richards tries to avoid the shot.
Richards appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Richards throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage moves out of range as Richards throws a body kick.
Gage wants to slow Richards down by chopping away at his legs.
Gage throws an overhand right that lands on Richards's shoulder, as Richards tries to avoid the shot.
Gage scores with a nice strike.
Richards throws a head kick but Gage moves out of range.
Gage misses with a kick to the body
and Richards counters with a leg kick.
Richards takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richards.
The fighters circling - Gage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richards throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Richards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Gage misses the target.
Richards is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Richards checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Richards throws the left hand but Gage avoids the punch easily.
Richards is looking to land body kicks.
Richards blocks a low kick nicely.
Gage takes one on the button.
A clash of legs there as Richards blocks the low kick.
Richards wants to land a leg kick but Gage is out of range.
Gage misses with a right hand
and Richards counters with a nice leg kick.
Richards defending well as Gage loads up on a big left hand.
Gage throws a leg kick but Richards sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gage misses with an uppercut. Richards saw that one coming.
Richards throws a leg kick that misses.
Richards lands a nice shot that snaps Gage's head back.
Richards feints and then cracks Gage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gage down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gage looks to throw the jab but Richards is out of range.
Gage motions for Richards to come forward. Gage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richards throws out the jab.
Richards just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Gage.
Richards misses with a hook to the body
and Gage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richards misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Richards moves out of range of the body kick from Gage.
It seemed like Richards was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gage misses with a kick to the body.
Gage throws a body shot but no joy.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Joe Gage will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

Gage scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Gage.
Gage throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richards to score with a decent uppercut.
Richards blocks a leg kick.
Gage stuns Richards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gage throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gage throws a leg kick that misses.
Richards doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gage lands with a shot to the body.
Gage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards is looking to score with low kicks.
Gage is looking to counter the offense by Richards and move into the clinch.
Gage tries to move into range but Richards moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage thows a body kick. Richards tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gage cracks Richards with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Richards throws the kick towards the body but Gage avoids it.
Gage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richards moves away from the strike by Gage.
Richards misses the body punch
and Gage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Richards's knee momentarily.
Richards slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Gage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Richards.
Richards attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gage throws a body kick that misses
and Richards makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A good leg kick by Richards.
Richards looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Viv Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gage throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Richards - that will leave a mark!
Richards throws a leg kick which misses Gage's front leg but catches the back leg as Gage tries to avoid it.
Richards throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Richards throws a leg kick which misses Gage's front leg but catches the back leg as Gage tries to avoid it.
Gage misses the shot to the body.
Richards misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gage throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richards tries a quick counter leg kick but Gage is wise to it.
Nice body kick from Richards.
Gage 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.
Gage checks a low kick from Richards.
Gage connects with a leg kick. Richards looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Richards throws a head kick but Gage moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Richards takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Gage closes the distance and pushes Richards back into the cage.
Richards lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gage or not.
Gage can't find room to land a body shot as Richards controls the action.

Richards manages to break the clinch.
Richards slips a straight right by Gage.
Gage throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy body kick from Richards

and Gage counters by clinching up.
Richards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richards misses with a body punch.
Richards prevents a body shot from Gage.
Gage wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage scores with a shot to the side of Richards's head.
Gage misses with the head strike.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Gage.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
A shot in the inside from Gage.
Richards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Gage swings wildly with an uppercut but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.

Richards breaks from the clinch.
Richards takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joe Gage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gage lands with a right hand.
Donk. Gage catches Richards right on the button with a cross.
Gage moves away from the strike by Richards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Gage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gage 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joe Gage!
Joe Gage retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Joe Gage started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.