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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Larith Shun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viv Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Larith Shun has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Larith Shun seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 cm
25
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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186 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Prefers standup |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larith Shun! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viv Richards! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shun fails with a takedown attempt. Shun fails miserably with a takedown attempt. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richards! But no joy. Shun with a lazy takedown attempt and Richards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larith Shun. That's going to take a lot out of him. Shun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Shun fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Richards avoids it really well and circles away. Richards cracks Shun with a good jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Richards punishes Shun's body with a nice straight punch. Richards looks to land a left hand but Shun moved out of range nicely. Shun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shun misses with a takedown attempt - Richards sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Shun shoots in looking for a takedown but Richards manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shun's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Despite the aggression on Richards's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Richards getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Richards lands a jab to the nose. Richards throws a jab but it's blocked by Shun. Nice sprawl there from Richards as Shun shoots in. Richards misses with a wild body shot. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shun is defended easily by Richards. Shun slips under a jab. Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shun shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shun tries for a takedown but Richards circles away easily and Richards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Shun is breathing heavily. No luck for Shun with that takedown attempt. Richards is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Shun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richards circles away. Shun shoots in but Richards avoids the takedown attempt easily. Richards doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Richards scores with a jab to the body. Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shun manages to avoid it. Shun shoots in looking for a takedown. Richards tries to sprawl out of it but Shun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richards manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Shun is just out of range. Shun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richards. Shun closes the distance and clinches up with Richards, looking for a takedown. Shun pushes Richards against the cage but Richards circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Richards misses with an uppercut. Richards throws a hook to the side of Shun's head but Shun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for Richards. Richards cracks a nice hook into Shun's ribs. Viv Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Shun fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Richards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Richards leaves Shun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Richards throws out a counter right but Shun avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shun with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richards to score with a decent uppercut. Shun doesn't succeed with the takedown and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Shun shoots in and drives through. Richards sprawls well. Richards jabs at Shun's body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Richards cracks Shun on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Shun falls backwards against the cage. Richards follows up with more strikes that drop Shun to his knees. Richards keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Shun! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viv Richards!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
39% |
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