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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Richards (ranked 3096 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skoden Thunder (ranked 7298 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Richards has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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186 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skoden Thunder!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder has taken the fight to the clinch.
Richards tries a knee to the head but Thunder blocks it.
Richards prevents Thunder from breaking the clinch.
Thunder manages to pull guard.
Richards stands up from Thunder's guard - Richards perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thunder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thunder has Richards up against the cage in a clinch.
Thunder tries to pull guard but Richards won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thunder drops down looking for an ankle pick but Richards pulls his leg out and moves away.
Roman Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skoden Thunder.
Thunder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richards circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thunder closes the distance and pushes Richards back into the cage.
Richards throws a knee to the head but misses.
Richards tries a knee to the head but Thunder blocks it.
Richards stalling.
Richards pressing his opponent against the cage.
Richards connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thunder's face.
It looks like Skoden Thunder has been cut.
Richards manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Richards.
Thunder jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Richards walks away with a smile on his face. Thunder gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thunder dives in and grabs Richards's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richards pushes down on Thunder's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thunder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thunder is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thunder darts in looking for a takedown but Richards gets double underhooks and turns Thunder into the cage.
Thunder shoots in and drives through. Richards sprawls well.
It looked like Richards was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thunder.
Richards throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Thunder counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thunder looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Richards not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Richards knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thunder on the ground.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Thunder from controlling successfully.
Richards has momentary wrist control but Thunder slips an elbow through the middle.
Richards is looking to stand up but Thunder isn't so interested in that idea.
Richards is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder forces his way into half guard.
Thunder is trying to control the action in half guard but Richards is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Richards on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thunder wants to free his trapped foot but Richards is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Richards pushes Thunder off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder motions for Richards to come forward. Thunder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Richards defends it nicely.
Richards moves into range and clinches up with Thunder.
Richards working Thunder over with knees to the body.
Richards landing knees to the body.
Richards lands a knee to the body.
Thunder takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards landing knees to the head.
Richards utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thunder takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skoden Thunder's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Richards.
Richards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thunder is fending him off so far but Richards persists. Nope, Thunder circles away and we're back to standing.
Thunder tries to counter with a clinch but Richards shakes him off and moves away.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunder can do to turn this around?
Thunder dives in for a single leg takedown but Richards sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thunder moves out of range of the strikes.
Richards tries to clinch but Thunder moves away
and Thunder counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thunder.
Thunder prevents Richards from getting back to his feet.
Richards tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Thunder trying to stand up but can't free himself from Richards's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thunder controls the pace.
Richards looking for a sweep. Not yet Richards, not yet.
Thunder drops back looking for a leg! Richards is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Richards manages to kick Thunder off! Thunder jumps back into Richards's guard.
Richards trying to keep a closed guard but Thunder is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Skoden Thunder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two 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.
Thunder looking to score a takedown here. Richards is defending well but Thunder drives through and ends up in Richards's guard.
Thunder is breathing heavily.
Richards looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Richards trying to keep a closed guard but Thunder is proving a slippery customer.
Thunder slips nicely into half guard.
Richards is trying to maintain the position but Thunder is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to get to full guard but Thunder has control of the leg.
Thunder stops Richards from getting back to his feet.
Richards on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Richards tries to get out of the position.
Thunder stalling.
Skoden Thunder has got the better of the ground game so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Richards trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Richards closes the distance and pushes Thunder back into the cage.
Thunder misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Richards takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Roman Richards has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Richards is struggling to control the position.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thunder content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Richards with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Richards lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Richards lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Richards throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thunder blocks it with crossed arms.
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 Roman Richards will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Skoden Thunder's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Richards darts in and clinches Thunder up against the cage.
Richards throws a knee to the head but misses.
Richards lands a knee to the body.
Thunder fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Richards holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thunder has Richards pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Richards manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thunder is trying to stall.
Richards lands a good knee to the midsection. Thunder won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards landing knees to the head.
Richards connects with a knee to the head.
Richards using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thunder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richards connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thunder's face.
Thunder is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards tries a knee to the head but Thunder blocks it.
Thunder is still on wobbly legs! Can Richards finish him?
Richards lands a good knee to the midsection. Thunder won't want to take too many of those.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Richards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Richards tries a knee to the head but Thunder blocks it.
Knees to the body from Richards.
Richards content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Richards lands a knee to the head.
Richards lands a big knee! That's hurt Thunder! Oh, he's all over the place! Richards lands another knee that sends Thunder to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman 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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