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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viv Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
8 - 15 - 0 |
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186 cm
25
192 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liam Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viv Richards!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopher slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
Christopher jabs Richards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Christopher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christopher wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Richards throws out a counter right but Christopher avoids it with no problem.
Richards misses with an uppercut.
Richards uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Christopher has time to react.
Richards throws the left hand but Christopher avoids the punch easily.
Richards connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christopher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christopher moves away from the strike by Richards.
Christopher tries to counter with a takedown but Richards is quick to defend against it.
Richards throws a hook but Christopher avoids it easily.
Richards throws out a loose jab but Christopher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christopher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher misses with a few strikes there.
Richards connects with a single shot there.
Christopher throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Christopher ducks under a wild hook from Richards.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Richards, as that shot connected.
It looks like Liam Christopher has been cut.
Christopher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Richards.
Richards throws a jab when Christopher was well out of range.
Good exchange - Richards coming out on top.
Richards lands a jab to Christopher's midsection.
Christopher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards connects with a body shot.
Richards throws the left hand but Christopher avoids the punch easily.
Christopher is looking for a counter combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards slips under a jab from Christopher.
The fighters circling - Christopher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richards misses with a straight right.
Richards defending well as Christopher loads up on a big left hand.
Richards throws a hook but Christopher avoids it easily.
Richards lands a body shot.
Richards throws a looping overhand right but Christopher ducks down to avoid it.
Richards cracks Christopher with a right hand to the side of the head.
Christopher moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher wants to clinch but Richards slips to the side
and Richards counters with a nice uppercut.
Christopher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Christopher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richards.
Richards lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Christopher doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
Richards looks to throw the jab but Christopher is out of range.
Christopher staying out of range there.
Richards misses with a lunging right hand
and Christopher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richards might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher slips a straight right by Richards.
Richards throws out a loose jab but Christopher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christopher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Viv Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christopher shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Richards manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christopher is stalling in the full guard.
Richards is looking to stand up but Christopher isn't so interested in that idea.
Christopher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Richards wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viv Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Christopher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Christopher misses with a takedown attempt
letting Richards counter with a right hand.
Christopher misses with a straight right.
Richards scores with a jab to the body.
Christopher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richards pinned against the cage. Richards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sloppy strikes from Christopher. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Richards on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Christopher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Christopher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Richards scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher shoots in looking for a takedown. Richards tries to sprawl out of it but Christopher 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 failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Christopher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christopher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richards.
Christopher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Richards's waist but Richards gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Christopher off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Richards on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Richards misses with a lunging right hand
and Christopher counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Christopher.
Richards dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Christopher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richards's efforts to push away.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Christopher has Richards pressed against the cage, preventing Richards from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Richards.
Richards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Christopher backwards.
Christopher is rocked!
Richards lands a body punch.
Oh Christopher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richards prevents Christopher from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christopher circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Richards. Christopher falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Richards!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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
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