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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 114
Date: Oct 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Irwin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Irwin walks into a stiff left hand from Richards.
Irwin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richards fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Irwin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Richards throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
Richards throws a body shot but no joy.
Irwin tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards tries to counter by clinching up but Irwin breaks away and moves out of range.
Pedro Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Richards gets a clinch.
Irwin tries to land a knee to the head but Richards blocks with his arms.
Irwin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Richards digs a right hand into Irwin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Irwin's gas tank.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
Irwin prevents a body shot from Richards.
Richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Irwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.
Richards scores with a hook to the body.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
Richards tries to work over Irwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irwin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Irwin avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Richards definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right from Richards on the inside.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Irwin trying to stall but Richards improves his position.
Irwin looking to throw knees to the head but Richards is blocking nicely.
Irwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.
Irwin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Irwin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Irwin looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T2#
Irwin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Richards tries a body shot but Irwin blocks it.
Irwin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Richards is keeping busy.
Richards avoids a wild elbow strike from Irwin.
Irwin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Richards blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards lands with a light punch inside.
Irwin tries a knee to the head but Richards blocks it.
Irwin trying to land knees to the body.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Irwin throws an elbow but misses. #T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Richards lands with a right to the head.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Richards lands a left hand.
Irwin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards blocks an elbow strike from Irwin.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irwin slows down the pace here.
Irwin landing knees to the body.
Irwin trying to land knees to the body.
#T4#
Richards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Irwin is defending well for now.
Irwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards lands a shoulder strike.
Richards scores with a hook to the body.
Richards digs a right hand underneath Irwin's ribcage. Irwin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Richards drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Irwin prevents a body shot from Richards.
Irwin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Richards blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Richards.
Irwin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Richards avoiding damage as Irwin throws knees to the body.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Irwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irwin slows down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Richards dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Richards tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Irwin manages to circle out of the way.
Irwin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Richards.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irwin can do to turn this around?
Richards getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Irwin is just out of range.
Richards sets himself, and Irwin steps forward looking for the clinch! Richards avoids it this time.#CL#
Richards clinches up with Irwin and pushes him back against the cage.
Irwin stalling.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irwin trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin tries to stall but Richards uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Richards pushes Irwin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irwin crunches a lovely knee into Richards's ribcage.
Richards lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land. #T1#
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Irwin.
Richards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irwin has Richards pushed against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Irwin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Irwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irwin is trying to maintain a safe position but Richards gets an underhook and turns Irwin into the cage.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Richards.
Richards blocks an elbow strike from Irwin.
Irwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from Irwin.
Irwin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#T2#
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Irwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Irwin is pushing Richards up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Irwin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards gets through Irwin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Richards avoids a wild elbow strike from Irwin.
Irwin pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Irwin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Irwin missing with knees to the body.
Richards dodges an elbow strike from Irwin.
Irwin lands an elbow inside that Richards shrugs off.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Richards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees to the body from Richards.
Irwin prevents a body shot from Richards.
Irwin takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Richards as Irwin tries to tie him up.
Richards tries a body shot but Irwin blocks it.
Irwin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards misses with a body punch.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Irwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Come on Irwin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Irwin, against the cage.
Richards is leaning against Irwin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Richards lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
Richards misses with a body punch.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Richards dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Richards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Richards lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richards checks a leg kick nicely.
Irwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards tests Irwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richards cracks Irwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Irwin moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards lands with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Richards.
Irwin wants to clinch.#T1#
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Richards digs a good hook to Irwin's body.
Richards lands a right hook to the body.
Irwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richards lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Richards is looking to wear down Irwin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Richards just misses with a punch to the body.
Richards connects with a body shot.
Richards digs a good hook to Irwin's body.
#CL#
Richards moves into range and clinches up with Irwin.
Richards cracks Irwin with a nice body shot.
Richards lands with a light punch inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Richards lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Irwin or not.
Richards scores with a shot to the side of Irwin's head.
Irwin throws an elbow that misses.
#T2#
Richards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards lands with a left to the head.
Richards tries a body shot but Irwin blocks it.
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Richards - that landed with a thud.
Richards working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Richards breaks the clinch.
Irwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards circles away.
#CL#
Richards has managed to clinch.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Irwin controls his hands.
Irwin trying to stall but Richards improves his position.
Richards lands a body punch in the clinch.
Richards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Irwins head. #T3#
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irwin throws an elbow that misses.
Pedro Richards has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Richards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Richards.
Richards lands a good knee to the midsection. Irwin won't want to take too many of those.
Richards scores a nice knee to the body.
Shawn Irwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richards lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Irwin or not.
Richards lands a right hand.
Irwin misses with an elbow over the top.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irwin backwards. #T4#
Richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richards dodges an elbow strike from Irwin.
Irwin pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irwin looking to throw knees to the head but Richards is blocking nicely.
Irwin tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
Irwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.
Richards lands a shoulder strike.
Irwin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Irwin pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Richards.
Irwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Richards! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 21, 2024 |
#R1#
Richards cracks Xxx with a good jab.
Richards lunges at Xxx with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xxx's hand.
Richards throws a shot to the body.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xxx moves away.
Xxx looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards throws a shot to the body.
#CL2#
Richards rushes Xxx and presses him up against the cage.
Xxx is trying to force a seperation but Richards has the dominant position.
Richards lands a right hand.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Richards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xxx wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richards cracks Xxx with a nice body shot.
Xxx is breathing heavily.
Xxx wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richards.
Xxx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richards stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Richards lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xxx backwards. #ROC2#Xxx is rocked!#T1#
A short left from Richards.
Oh Xxx is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richards creates a bit of distance and cracks Xxx with a massive left hook! Xxx crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Richards stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Richards!
In defeat, Dax Xxx stepped up to the mic, saying 'rigged'. |
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