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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chief Maui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chief Maui has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 cm
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255 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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194 cm
26
256 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Richards! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chief Maui! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Richards pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Richards wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Maui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Maui misses with a right hand and Richards counters with a lovely straight right hand! Nice defenses there by Maui. Maui throws a good cross that connects.
Maui cracks Richards with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Richards looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Maui finish him?
Richards is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Maui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Richards counters with a stiff right hand. Oh Richards is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Maui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maui fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richards, pushing him back against the cage. Maui blocking some punches.
Richards misses with some punches.
Maui misses with some punches.
Richards seems to have got his legs back now. A short right from Richards. Maui misses with a punch on the inside.
Maui struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
Richards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mauis head. Richards misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Richards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Richards tries to break the clinch but Maui is controlling the position. Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Maui uses good head movement to avoid it. Maui has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
Maui swings wildly with an uppercut but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it. Maui has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
Maui struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
Richards prevents a body shot from Maui. Maui keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richards's efforts to push away. Maui lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Maui misses with a short punch on the inside. Maui misses with the head strike.
Richards scores with a shot to the side of Maui's head. Maui lands with a short shot to the head. Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Maui backwards. Richards lands with a right to the head. Richards works on Maui's body with a couple of short punches. Maui looks winded! Richards manages to break the clinch.
Richards misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maui throws a poor cross that misses
and Richards counters with a straight right hand. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! BAM! Richards delivers a spinning backfist that drops Maui like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Andre Richards! In his post fight interview, Andre Richards started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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C
A |
G |
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C
B |
G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
70% |
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