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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaan Ilves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaan Ilves will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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214 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donald Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaan Ilves!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richards as he avoids it easily.
Richards lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Richards slaps away a takedown attempt from Ilves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ilves looks for a takedown but Richards sprawls well.
Donald Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaan Ilves.
A lazy body kick from Ilves
and Richards counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Richards.
Richards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ilves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Richards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Richards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Richards throwing strikes but missing.
Richards trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ilves wants to get back to his feet but Richards passes into half guard.
Richards not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Richards is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ilves is just riding it out for now. Richards eventually gives up the hold.
Richards could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ilves keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Richards prevents Ilves from improving his position.
Ilves is defending against the submission attempts here by Richards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Richards is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Richards stops Ilves from getting back to his feet.
Ilves regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ilves wants to improve his position but instead Richards has moved into half guard.
Richards sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ilves defending well though.
Ilves tries to kick Richards off but Richards keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilves tries to roll over but Richards keeps him under control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ilves is controlling Richards's position as best he can from this difficult position.
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.
Ilves trying to hold on to Richards's head to control him but Richards postures up.
Ilves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Richards is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ilves defends it well.
Ilves has hold of Richards's hands but Richards slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ilves trying to hold on to Richards's head to control him but Richards postures up.
Richards throwing shots but Ilves is blocking nicely.
Richards is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ilves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Richards pulls his head out easily.
Ilves is looking to control Richards's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ilves avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Richards seems to be looking for submissions.
Richards is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ilves has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Richards dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ilves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Richards seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Richards gets a clinch.
Richards is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ilves is defending well.
Ilves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Richards pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ilves shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richards sprawls well. Richards wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ilves gets slowly back to his feet.
Richards drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ilves sprawls and moves away.
Donald Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaan Ilves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilves looks for a takedown but Richards sprawls well.
Ilves shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richards but Richards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards leaves Ilves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ilves misses with a body kick.
Richards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richards slaps away a takedown attempt from Ilves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Donald Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ilves has managed to clinch.
Richards is working for takedown but Ilves is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ilves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ilves wants to break free but Richards has control.
Ilves goes for a takedown attempt but Richards pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ilves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richards closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ilves wants to control but Richards postures up.
Richards tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Richards has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards working the head and body with strikes.
Richards wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ilves, who protects the arm well.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ilves can do to turn this around?
Ilves sneaks back into half guard.
Ilves tries to get to full guard but Richards has control of the leg.
Ilves wants to control but Richards is keeping busy.
Richards is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Richards looks to land a strike but Ilves avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ilves throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ilves tries to strike from the bottom.
Richards is looking to work some ground and pound but Ilves has wrist control.
Richards is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ilves is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ilves has escaped and now he's on top!
Ilves postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Donald Richards will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ilves rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.
Ilves is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Richards to keep the fight standing.
Richards is working for takedown but Ilves is calmly controlling the position for now.
Richards is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Richards gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ilves.
Ilves prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards tries to score a body lock takedown but Ilves shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Richards is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ilves pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ilves rushes Richards and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Richards has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ilves after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ilves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Richards gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ilves ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ilves no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilves is pulling down on Richards's head. It's preventing any offense from Richards, at least for the moment.
Ilves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Richards manages to get himself to full guard.
Ilves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Richards tries to bench press Ilves off him but Ilves keeps the position.
Ilves controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilves's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ilves decides to stand up, so the ref orders Richards to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilves dives in and grabs Richards's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richards pushes down on Ilves's head and hops out.
Ilves shoots in but no luck this time.
Richards seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Richards slaps away a takedown attempt from Ilves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ilves.
Ilves fails to land the takedown.
As Ilves tries to get set, Richards tries to push him back and clinch up but Ilves manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards drives through and clinches with Ilves against the cage.
Richards is looking to break free of the clinch but Ilves has double underhooks.
Richards wants a takedown.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ilves drives through and clinches with Richards against the cage.
Ilves stops a takedown attempt from Richards.
Ilves gets underhooks to prevent Richards's takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ilves tries for a takedown but Richards manages to get underhooks.
Richards is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ilves is defending well.
Jaan Ilves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donald Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richards tries to pull guard but Ilves forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaan Ilves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Richards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Richards!
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RATING
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