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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Angel Diaz (ranked 4305 p4p, 362 weight class) and Richard Richards (ranked 3471 p4p, 309 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Angel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Richards!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz feints a jab promting Richards to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Richards slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Richard Richards has been cut.
A jab from Richards misses.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richards counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz won't be happy with that.
Diaz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Richards asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Richards in side control lands a decent elbow.
Diaz taking a bit of punishment here - Richards scoring with strikes.
Diaz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Richards asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Richards scoring with punches from side control.
Richards is chipping away with strikes.
Richards lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Diaz down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Diaz is trying to buck Richards off.
Richards working the head and body with strikes.
Richards really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Richards has just dragged him back down to the mat.
A lull in the action here as Richards stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Richards cracks Diaz with a big right hand but Diaz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Diaz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Richards advances to full mount.
Richards is landing with some decent strikes but Diaz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Richards controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Richards unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Richards scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Richards content just to control the position here.
Richards working the ground and pound effectively.
Diaz taking shots to the head.
Richards breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Richards breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards looking to finish Diaz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diaz!
Richards scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diaz?
You get the feeling that Diaz really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Richards with a couple of short strikes.
Richards looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Diaz is rocked!
Richards won't let Diaz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz taking shots to the head.
Richards lands a heavy elbow.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Richards scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Richards looking to finish Diaz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diaz!
Richards has hold of Diaz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Diaz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Richards wants to control the pace but Diaz is squirming around nicely.
Richards lands a nice shot to the head.
Richards with good strikes from the mount here!
Richards lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Richards working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Diaz is trying to stand.
Diaz taking shots to the head.
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Richards landing strikes, looking to finish!
Richards has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diaz's face.
Richards trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've been informed that Richards has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Diaz is in a horrible position here. Richards smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Richards cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Diaz wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Richards landing shots from mount.
Richards tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz trying desperately to get to his feet.
Richards takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Richards won't let Diaz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Richards trying to control but Diaz is having none of it.
Richards working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Richards's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
so Richards counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Richards with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Richards is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Richards cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
Richards trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Richards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Richards is having none of it.
Diaz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Richards lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Richards is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Richards with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Richards is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Richards prevents Diaz from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Diaz being controlled here, momentarily.
Richards must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Richards works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Richards lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richards scoring with some ground and pound.
Richards controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Richards working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Richards isn't so interested in that idea.
Richards makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Richards scoring with punches to the head and body.
Richards is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Richards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Richards is having none of it.
Richards stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
Richards with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Richards works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Richards is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Richards postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Diaz being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards prevents Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Richards looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Richards stops Diaz from standing up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Richards content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Richards is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Richards is stalling in the full guard.
Richards prevents Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Richards fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Diaz to the ground. Richards is now in Diaz's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Richards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Richards controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Richards slips an elbow through the middle.
Richards working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Richards landing some decent shots from guard.
Richards works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Richards landing some decent shots from guard.
Diaz wants to stand up but Richards is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richards postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Richards stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
Richards works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Richards's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Richards looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Richards in his half guard.
Richards is controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Richards connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is trying to stand up here but Richards is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Richards lands a nice short elbow.
Diaz tries to kick Richards off but Richards keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Richards is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Richards working the head and body with strikes.
Diaz is trying to stand back up but Richards is controlling him
Richards looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Richards slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richards working Diaz over with strikes.
Diaz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Richards content to control rather than advance.
Richards working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Richards content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Diaz is trying to stand back up but Richards is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Richards scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Richard Richards has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Richards with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Richards stops Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Diaz has hold of Richards's hands but Richards slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Richards connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Richards is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Richards lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Richards is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Richards stops Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Richards landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Richards drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Richards with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Diaz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Richards landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Richards lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Richards.
Diaz is trying to stand back up but Richards is controlling him
Richards working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Richards lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Diaz is trying to stand back up but Richards is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Richards takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Richards looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Richards scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Richards working the head and body with strikes.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Richards scores with a couple of nice shots.
Richards drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Richards is controlling the pace.
Diaz is trying to stand back up but Richards is controlling him
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richards is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jose Angel Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richards controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Richards winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Richards!
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energy
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RATING
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