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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 02, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Wadir drives through with a takedown into guard.
Richards wants to sweep but no luck.
Richards has his hands on Wadir's head, controlling the position. #SUB#
Richards is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wadir defends well.
Wadir passes Richards's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Richards could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wadir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Richards defending well though.
Richards preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #SUB2#
Wadir is working for a submission of some sort.
#T1#
Richards is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Richards might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Richards is working hard here to advance position.
Richards is not content to let Wadir control the position.
Wadir is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Richards gets back to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Richards holds on and takes a little breather.
Wadir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wadir trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wadir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3##TD#
Richards drives through with a takedown into Wadir's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wadir trying to keep a closed guard but Richards is proving a slippery customer.
Richards connects with a couple of short punches.
Richards connects with a couple of short punches.
Wadir wants to sweep here but Richards controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Wadir looking for a guillotine here but Richards defends easily.
Wadir looks winded!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Richards's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T4#
Richards lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Wadir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Richards defends well.
Richards makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Richards postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Richards postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Richards works over Wadir with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wadir is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SUB#
Richards thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Richards has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Richards landing some decent shots from guard.
Richards chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close 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!
#R2##TD#
Richards scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wadir wants to get back to his feet but Richards is dominant here and he's now got Wadir's back!
Richards biding his time, controlling Wadir.
Richards knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wadir on the ground.#SUB#
Richards working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB#
Richards working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Richards is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Wadir is defending well though. Richards let's go of the attempt for now.
Wadir is trying to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Richards avoiding Wadir 's attempts to control his hands. #SUB#
Richards has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Wadir trying to control the action but Richards just sinks the hooks in.
Wadir is really stuck here.
#SUB#
Richards is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Wadir is defending well though. Richards let's go of the attempt for now.
Richards is trying to stick to Wadir's back but Wadir is turning into Richards. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Richards's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wadir.#T2#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Richards holds on and takes a little breather.
Richards looking to control but Wadir passes into half guard.
Wadir wants to control but Richards is keeping him busy.
Richards preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T3#
Wadir wants to control but Richards is keeping him busy.
Wadir might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Richards haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Richards keeping hold of Wadir's head, controlling as best he can.
Wadir is looking to take a break and control but Richards is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wadir prevents Richards from improving his position.#T4#
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.
Wadir is pressing down on Richards's thigh, looking to free his foot. Richards is holding on for now. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Richards darts in and clinches Wadir up against the cage.
Wadir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wadir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#TD#
Richards lands a takedown into guard.
Richards stands up over Wadir, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Richards dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Richards moves into the clinch.#TD#
Richards works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Richards distracts Wadir with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Richards scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Richards drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wadir looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wadir looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wadir! #REVB#
Wadir trying to control the action but Richards is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wadir off and has taken his back!#T1#
Wadir trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wadir is trying to stand back up. #SUB#
Richards is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Wadir has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB#
Richards looking to break Wadir's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Wadir remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Richards will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Wadir tries to break free.
Richards has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Wadir. #SUB#
Wadir is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
#T2#
Richards not allowing Wadir to control his hands.
Richards is trying to stick to Wadir's back but Wadir is turning into Richards. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Richards's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wadir.
Wadir wants to pass the guard but Richards is keeping the position.
Richards is controlling Wadir's posture.
Richards controls Wadir momentarily but Wadir frees himself. #T3#
Wadir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Richards wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wadir wants to get up but he can't break Richards's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB#
Richards looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Richards wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Donald Richards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wadir slips nicely into half guard.
Wadir is keen to just control but Richards is a slippery customer.
Richards desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Richards is staying active underneath Wadir, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Prince Wadir 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wadir misses with a hook
and Richards counters with a left and a right that stings Wadir.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richards has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Richards!
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