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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 10, 2024 |
#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Richman.
Ray walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richman. That's going to slow Ray down.
Richman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ray is out of range.
Richman sets himself, and Ray steps forward looking for the clinch! Richman avoids it this time.
Richman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richman tries to bum rush Ray with a series of wild strikes but Ray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richman lands with a slapping head kick.
Ray on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Richman throws a leg kick which misses Ray's front leg but catches the back leg as Ray tries to avoid it.
Richman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ray.
Richman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T1#
No joy there for Richman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ray is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Richman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A good leg kick by Richman.
Ray's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Richman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL2#
and Ray counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ray. #TD2#
Ray jumps guard and drags Richman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Ray escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Richman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Ray is looking for a triangle but Richman pushes his legs off easily.
Richman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Ray throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T2##SUB2#
Ray 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.
Richman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Richman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Richman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Richman throws a nice outside leg kick. #T3#
Richman lands a head kick!
Richman throws a sloppy head kick #CL2#
and Ray holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ray is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Richman to keep the fight standing.
Ray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Richman walks away with a smile on his face. Ray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ray crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Richman - the referee stops the clock and Ray gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Richman. Ray manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ray takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Richman connects with a solid leg kick.
Richman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #T4#
Richman keeps Ray at a distance using the push kick.
Richman throws a sloppy head kick #CL2#
and Ray counters by clinching up.
Richman missing with knees to the body.
Ray tries to pull guard but Richman won't allow it.
Richard Richman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sting Ray.
Ray is trying to pull guard but Richman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richman is trying to push Ray away but Ray has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ray tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Richman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Richman lands with an uppercut that bounces Ray off the cage and back into range.
Richman 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.
Richard Richman is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Richman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Richman lands with a right hand.
Richman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ray takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ray walks forward, straight into a front kick from Richman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Richman - that will leave a mark!
Richman with the inside leg kick.
Richman scoring well with a low kick there.
Richman with the inside leg kick. #T1#
Richman scores with the left hand. Ray knows he should have avoided that one.
Ray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Richman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Richman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ray can do to turn this around?
Richman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Richard Richman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richman lands with an overhand left.
Richman feints and then cracks Ray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ray down.
Richman with a nice calf kick.
Richman throws a low kick but Ray moves out of range easily. #T2#
Ray moves out of range as Richman throws a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richman.
Ray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ray takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Richman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick misses from Richman.
Richman sets himself, and Ray steps forward looking for the clinch! Richman avoids it this time.
Richman tests Ray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richman thumps Ray with a low kick.
Richman misses with a kick to the body.
Ray wants to counter with a clinch but Richman pushes him away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Richman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ray tries to counter by closing the distance.#T3#
Richman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Richman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ray in his tracks.
Ray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Richman connects with a looping right hand.
Richman feints and then cracks Ray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ray down.
Ray gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ray has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Richman.
Richman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richman thumps Ray with a low kick.
Ray slips under a jab.
Ray tries to counter by closing the distance.#T4#
Richman throws a chopping leg kick but Ray manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ray tries to counter with a clinch but Richman shakes him off and moves away.
Ray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richman.
Richman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richman 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.
Ray tries to counter with a clinch but Richman shakes him off and moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Richman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ray. That did some damage!
Ray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Richman throws a right and a left that Ray avoids nicely.
Ray tries to counter with a clinch but Richman shakes him off and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Richman dominated that second round.
That's time! Richman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Richman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Richman lands with a nice body kick.
Richman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richman.
Richman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ray circles away quickly and effectively.
Ray wants to counter with a clinch but Richman pushes him away.
Richman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richman.
Good exchange - Richman coming out on top.
Richman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T1#
Ray blocks a low kick nicely.
Ray tries to counter with a clinch but Richman shakes him off and moves away.
Richman lands a front kick.
Richman loads up on a big right hand but Ray slips the punch.
Richman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ray gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Richman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ray.
Richman misses with an uppercut.
Ray tries to counter with a clinch but Richman shakes him off and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Richman misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Richman.
#T2#
Richman lands with a right hand.
Richman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ray manages to avoid it.
Ray wants to counter with a clinch but Richman pushes him away.
Richman throws a push kick but Ray slaps the foot to one side.
Crunch! Richman slams his shin into Ray's torso.
Ray blocks a leg kick.
Richman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ray steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Richman.
Richman throws a leg kick that is checked#CL2#
and Ray moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richman misses with a hook to the ribs.
#TD2#
Ray jumps into guard, dragging Richman to the mat.
Richard Richman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Ray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Ray is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Richman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
Ray is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Richman is aware though and is defending well.
Ray keeping moving, preventing Richman from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Ray has his foot on Richman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Richman works his way back into a safe position though.#SU#
Richman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ray, up you get!
Ray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Richman is looking to slow Ray down with leg kicks. #T4#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Richman. Ray shrugs it off though.
Richman lands with a nice body punch.
Richman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richman.
Richman thumps Ray with a low kick.
Richman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sting Ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Richman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Richman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Richman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Richman! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1206 Round 2
Date: Oct 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Richman connects with an inside leg kick.
Richman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Lopes misses its intended target.
And Richman counters with a quick kick to the body but Lopes blocks it.
Richman misses with a head kick.
Richman scores with a head kick. Lopes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Richman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richman scores with a jab. Lopes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lopes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
An inside leg kick lands from Richman.
A left lands for Lopes.
Lopes blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Richman.
Lopes blocks a low kick nicely.
Richman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopes.
Lopes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lopes misses with a straight right.
Richman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Richman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lopes misses with a hook. Richman ducked under it nicely.
Richman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lopes will feel that in the morning.#T1#
Richman with a nice calf kick.
Lopes throws a big shot that misses.
Richman slips under a jab.
Lopes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Richman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopes.
An inside leg kick lands from Richman.
Richman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Richman throws a nice head kick!
Lopes looks to land a left hand but Richman moved out of range nicely.
Richman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopes.
Lopes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Richman lands a nice looking body kick.
Richman thumps Lopes with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Richman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lopes is able to avoid easily.
Lopes throws a series of punches but Richman moves out of range.
Richman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T2#
Lopes throws a hook but Richman avoids it easily.
Richman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice jab there from Richman.
Lopes looks to score with a jab to the body but Richman is just out of range.
Lopes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richman.
Lopes misses with a straight right.
Lopes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick misses from Richman.
Lopes misses with a hook
and Richman counters with a leg kick.
A cross from Richman lands.
Richman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Richman misses with an uppercut.
Lopes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Richman's hands.
Richman get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Richman stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Lopes runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sullivan Lopes! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1206 Round 1
Date: Oct 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Richman looks for the body kick but Sanders saw that one coming.
Sanders fails with the takedown.#CL2#
Sanders gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richman.
Richman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanders is out of range.
Sanders fails with the takedown.
Richman throws a big counter combination but Sanders scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Richman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Sanders moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Richman wants to stall.
#T1#
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richman's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Sanders breaks the clinch.
Richman throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Richard Richman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Sanders.
Richman scores with a head kick.
Sanders scores with a jab. Richman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanders blocks a head kick by Richman.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richman as he avoids it easily.
Richman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanders dives in for a single leg takedown but Richman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T2#
Richman cracks Sanders with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanders throws a leg kick but Richman checks it.
Sanders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Richman throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanders lands with a good body shot.
Richman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches up with Richman, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes Richman against the cage but Richman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Sanders blocks the low kick.
Sanders looks to land a combination but Richman avoids it well.
Richman half committed to a counter leg kick.#CL2#
Sanders clinches up with Richman and pushes him back against the cage.
Richman has had enough of the clinch but Sanders keeps him there for the moment.
Richman looking to slow down the pace here.#T3#
Richman tries to throw a body punch but Sanders avoids it by throwing Richman back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sanders displaying some good clinch control by pressing Richman up against the cage.
Richman is trying to push Sanders away but Sanders has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richman. #BC2#
Sanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richman throws the kick towards the body but Sanders avoids it.
Richman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanders is out of range.
Sanders changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Richman.
Richman throws a solid leg kick but Sanders takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Richman.
Sanders with the counter takedown but Richman avoids it easily.
Richman misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Richman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sanders has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanders and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Richman throws a low kick, looking for Sanders's leg but Sanders calmly moves out of range.
Richman swings for the body but Sanders moves out of range.
Richman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, jab by Richman - just one landing.
Richman is looking to slow Sanders down with leg kicks.
Sanders blocks a jab.
Richman pushes Sanders away with a front kick.
Sanders checks a low kick from Richman.#CL2#
Sanders fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richman, pushing him back against the cage.
Richman tries to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Richman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Richman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanders.
Sanders jabs Richman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good work by Sanders as he checks the leg kick.
Richman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Richman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanders.
Richman misses with a low kick.
Sanders lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Richman throws a nice head kick!
#CL2#
Sanders moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders looking for a takedown.
Richard Richman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Sanders.
Sanders stalling against the cage.
#BC2#
Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Richard Richman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Sanders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richman.
Sanders is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches up with Richman, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes Richman against the cage but Richman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Richard Richman is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Richman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Sanders shoots for a takedown but Richman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2#
Sanders takes the fight into the clinch.
Richman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Sanders is trying to pull guard but Richman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Richman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Richman misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Richman misses the shot to the body.
Richman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Richman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Richman misses with a few strikes there.
Richman stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanders. Sanders gets slowly back to his feet.
Richman misses with a double jab
and Sanders counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sanders crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Richman - the referee stops the clock and Sanders gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Richman. Sanders manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Richman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from Richman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richman.
Marshall Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Richman misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richman. That's going to slow Sanders down. #T3#
Richman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanders's head.
Richman throws a hook but Sanders blocks it.
Richman throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily.
Richman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Richman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanders on the side of the head. #CL2#
Sanders has Richman up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sanders prevents a body shot from Richman.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Richman tries to work over Sanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanders can't get the takedown.
#T4##BC2#
Sanders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richman looks to land a left hand but Sanders moved out of range nicely.
Sanders wants to counter the offense by Richman and move into the clinch position.
Richman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanders is out of range. #CL2#
Sanders has Richman up against the cage in a clinch.
Richman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanders tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Richman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Come on Sanders - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Richman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Richman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richman backwards.
Sanders missing with knees to the body.
Richman is trying to stall.
Sanders prevents a body shot from Richman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders wants a takedown.
#BC2#
Sanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Sanders clinches.
Richman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T1#
Richman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC2#
Sanders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanders on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richman. Richman obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richman as he jumps to the side.
A low kick from Richman misses
and Sanders counters with a three punch combo that has Richman backing up. Richman nods at Sanders to acknowledge the strikes.
Richman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanders.
Richman motions for Sanders to come forward. Richman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Richman.
Richman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanders is able to avoid easily.
Richman throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Sanders rushes Richman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T2##BC2#
Sanders breaks the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanders checks a leg kick.
Sanders checks the leg kick.
Richman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanders's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Richman pushes Sanders away with a front kick.
Sanders takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#CL2#
Richman gets tackled into the cage by Sanders. Sanders maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Richman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Richard Richman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Sanders.
Sanders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richman as he jumps to the side.
Richman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Richman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richard Richman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richman looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanders is just out of range.#T3#
Richman misses with a straight right.
Richman slips a jab and a cross from Sanders.
Richman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Richman coming out on top.
A punch lands to the side of Sanders 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Richman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Richman!
Richman swinging wildly here.
Richman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL2#
Sanders clinches up against the cage.
Sanders is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T4#
Richman tries to throw a body punch but Sanders avoids it by throwing Richman back against the cage. #BC2#
Sanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanders looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Richman is fending him off so far but Sanders persists. Nope, Richman circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders moves out of range of the leg kick from Richman.
Richman throws a leg kick which misses Sanders's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanders tries to avoid it.
Richard Richman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanders is out of range.
Richman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanders's head.
Sanders slips under a jab.
Sanders stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richman.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Richman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Richman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Richard Richman!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Richard Richman!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Richard Richman!
Richard Richman wins by unanimous decision! |
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