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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 914 p4p, 849 weight class) and Rick Richardson (ranked 83 p4p, 76 weight class). Richardson has chosen Alma Enamorada (Chalino Sánchez) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richardson.
Richardson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Richardson thuds his right hand into Gavin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Richardson lands a jab to the head.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richardson.
Richardson cracks Gavin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richardson lands with a good body shot.
Richardson misses with a hook.
Richardson throws a jab when Gavin was well out of range.
Gavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richardson moves away.
Richardson throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gavin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Richardson.
Richardson misses with a lunging right hand
and Gavin counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richardson.
Richardson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gavin throws a solid leg kick but Richardson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gavin.
Gavin misses with a hook.
Gavin slips a jab from Richardson.
Richardson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gavin. Gavin obviously looking to wear him down.
Gavin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Richardson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gavin in his tracks.
Gavin staying out of range there.
Gavin throws a chopping leg kick but Richardson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Richardson misses with an uppercut
and Gavin counters with a leg kick.
Richardson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
Richardson rushes Gavin and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richardson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Richardson misses with a body punch.
Richardson misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richardson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richardson misses with the head strike.
Gavin looking to slow down the pace here.
Richardson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richardson blocking some punches.
Richardson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richardson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richardson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gavins head.
Richardson tries a body shot but Gavin blocks it.
Richardson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gavin controls his hands.
Richardson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gavin letting Richardson take a breather here.
Richardson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin takes a shot to the head.
Gavin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Richardson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Richardson - that landed with a thud.
Gavin misses with some punches.
Richardson lands a body shot.
Richardson taking a breather.
Gavin works on Richardson's body with a couple of short punches.
Gavin working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Richardson.
Richardson is trying to maintain a safe position but Gavin gets an underhook and turns Richardson into the cage.
Richardson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gavin or not.
Gavin working aggressively here.
Gavin lands a body shot.
Gavin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Richardson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Richardson throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Richardson.
Richardson takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gavin throws a head punch that misses.
Richardson blocking some punches.
Gavin blocks an uppercut.
Richardson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richardson is trying to maintain a safe position but Gavin gets an underhook and turns Richardson into the cage.
Gavin throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gavin as Richardson tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Richardson fails to land.
Gavin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Richardson misses with the head strike.
Gavin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richardson's elbow.
Gavin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Richardson wants to stall.
A short left from Richardson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Richardson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gavin.
Gavin misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Gavin.
Richardson darts in and clinches Gavin up against the cage.
Richardson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gavin's elbow.
Gavin lands a hook that snaps the head of Richardson backwards.
Gavin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Richardson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richardson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richardson trying to stall but Gavin improves his position.
Gavin lands with a left to the head.
Gavin breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Richardson catches Gavin right on the button with a cross.
Gavin tries a low kick but Richardson avoids it.
Richardson misses with a straight right.
Gavin slips under a jab from Richardson.
Rick Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavin walks into a stiff left hand from Richardson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson misses with a looping left.
It looked like Gavin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Richardson misses the shot to the body.
Gavin throwing a counter right hand but Richardson manages to avoid it.
Gavin throws a hook but Richardson avoids it easily.
Richardson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gavin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Richardson misses with a right hand
and Gavin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Richardson's knee momentarily.
Richardson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gavin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Richardson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Richardson misses with a looping right.
Gavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richardson.
As Richardson looks to move away, Gavin throws a big counter combo but Richardson just gets out of the way.
Gavin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Richardson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Richardson misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Gavin.
Richardson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gavin.
Richardson looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Richardson is just out of range.
Richardson swings for the body but Gavin moves out of range.
Richardson misses the shot to the body.
Gavin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richardson tries to clinch but Gavin is having none of it.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richardson throws out the jab.
Gavin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Richardson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rick Richardson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richardson throws a body shot but no joy.
Richardson throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Gavin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson checks a low kick from Gavin.
Richardson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Richardson misses with a right hand
and Gavin counters with a nice uppercut.
Gavin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Richardson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gavin circles away.
Gavin is looking to counter punch.
Richardson takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Gavin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Richardson misses with an uppercut
and Gavin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richardson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gavin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Richardson just manages to avoid it.
Richardson throws the left hand but Gavin avoids the punch easily.
Gavin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gavin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richardson.
Richardson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Gavin gets tackled into the cage by Richardson. Richardson maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gavin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gavin working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richardson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richardson lands a shoulder strike.
Richardson throws a head punch that misses.
Richardson lands an uppercut.
Richardson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richardson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gavin.
Richardson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gavin's elbow.
Gavin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richardson misses with a punch on the inside.
Richardson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Richardson working aggressively here.
Gavin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Richardson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Richardson finds it's way through Gavin's defenses.
Tommy Gavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gavin staying out of range there.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Richardson.
Richardson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gavin jabs Richardson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richardson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gavin takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin throws the kick towards the body but Richardson avoids it.
Gavin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Richardson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Gavin throwing a counter right hand but Richardson manages to avoid it.
Richardson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gavin on the side of the head.
Richardson misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
Gavin slips under a jab from Richardson.
Gavin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gavin moves out of range as Richardson strikes.
Richardson clinches with his opponent.
Gavin tries to work over Richardson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Richardson has a couple of punches blocked by Gavin.
Richardson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavin misses with a body punch.
Richardson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gavins head.
Richardson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gavin controls his hands.
Rick Richardson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson has a couple of punches blocked by Gavin.
Gavin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gavin manages to break the clinch.
Richardson swings widly with a right hand
and Gavin counters with a straight right hand.
Richardson misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richardson throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
A slow jab from Richardson misses its intended target.
Gavin misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Gavin misses its intended target.
Richardson misses with a straight left.
Richardson throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Richardson misses.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Richardson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Richardson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Richardson there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Richardson throws a big shot that misses.
Richardson misses with a looping right.
Richardson throws a hook but Gavin blocks it.
Richardson misses with a straight left.
Gavin is looking to counter punch.
Richardson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavin moves away.
Gavin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Richardson just manages to avoid it.
Richardson slips under a jab from Gavin.
Gavin moves away from the strike by Richardson.
Gavin is looking to counter punch.
Richardson ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Richardson looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
Gavin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gavin tries to land a leg kick but Richardson saw it coming and moves away.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richardson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Richardson lands.
Richardson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gavin with a nice cross.
Richardson scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gavin drops his hands momentarily and Richardson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Richardson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gavin moves out of range as Richardson strikes.
Richardson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gavin throws a looping overhand right but Richardson ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Richardson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gavin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Richardson scores with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Richardson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Richardson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Richardson!
An out of breath Rick Richardson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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