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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between jaec caturan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, jaec caturan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Duke Richard!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
caturan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard passes caturan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
caturan is looking for a sweep. Richard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Richard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Richard is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so caturan is just riding it out for now. Richard eventually gives up the hold.
Richard wants to control but caturan is keeping him busy.
caturan tries to roll over but Richard keeps him under control.
caturan looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Richard pushes past his half guard into mount!
Richard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… caturan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by caturan and Richard has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Richard working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
caturan is looking for a sweep.
Richard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
caturan is looking to reverse the position.
Richard working away.
Richard scoring with punches and elbows.
caturan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and caturan works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
caturan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Richard.
caturan is breathing heavily.
caturan is not content to let Richard control the position.
caturan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if caturan tries to get out of the position.
Richard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Richard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Richard is looking to advance position but caturan won't allow it.
Richard working over caturan with some ground and pound. caturan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard thows a huge punch but caturan dodges it nicely.
caturan is trying to control but Richard passes into side control!
caturan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Richard grinds an elbow into caturan's temple.
Richard misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Richard.
Richard wants to lay and pray for a moment but caturan keeps working.
Richard tries to score with some ground and pound. caturan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The strikes coming from Richard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Richard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Richard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
caturan pushes Richard away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Richard gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Richard in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
caturan misses with a takedown attempt
and Richard counters with a nice double leg into side control. caturan won't be happy with that.
caturan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Richard.
Richard lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
caturan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Richard trying to control the position but caturan is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Richard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Richard landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Richard working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Richard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
caturan tries to clinch up
and Richard counters with a single leg into guard. caturan didn't expect that.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richard distracts caturan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Richard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
caturan wants to sweep here but Richard controlling him for the moment.
Richard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of caturan's head.
Richard throws a big right hand that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
caturan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Richard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Richard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Richard tries to free his leg and advance position but caturan is retaining full guard.
Richard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Richard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Richard works over caturan with some ground and pound from guard.
Richard wants to control from the top but caturan keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Richard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Richard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Richard is looking to work some ground and pound but caturan has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richard misses with an uppercut.
caturan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Richard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Richard prevents caturan from improving his position.
caturan is trying to control but can't.
Richard is trying to control the action in half guard but caturan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Richard throwing shots but caturan is blocking nicely.
caturan is trying to stand.
Richard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Richard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
caturan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Richard on the ground.
Richard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Richard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. caturan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Richard dominated that round.
That's time! caturan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
caturan closes the distance but Richard moves to the side
and Richard counters by clinching up.
Richard stops a takedown attempt from caturan.
caturan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Richard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
caturan gets caught flat footed, as Richard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Duke Richard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard advances to half guard.
Richard is looking for a kimura here.
caturan tries to get to full guard but Richard has control of the leg.
caturan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Richard.
caturan pushes Richard off looking to stand but Richard dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Richard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Richard winds up and cracks caturan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Richard working the head and body with strikes.
Richard winds up and cracks caturan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Richard with the ground and pound but caturan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Richard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Richard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Richard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richard throwing strikes from guard but caturan blocks nicely.
Richard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
caturan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Richard has passed into side control.
caturan is looking to reverse the position.
Richard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, caturan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Richard tries to score with some ground and pound. caturan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
caturan can't do much from the bottom here.
caturan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Richard in side control, throwing shots but caturan defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Richard with the ground and pound but caturan regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
caturan wants to control but Richard is keeping busy.
caturan is trying to get back to full guard.
Richard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and caturan defends it well.
Richard trying to advance position but caturan counters by regaining guard.
Richard trying to control the position from guard on top but caturan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
caturan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
caturan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Richard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
caturan misses with a takedown attempt
and Richard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jaec caturan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
caturan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Richard.
caturan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Richard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richard throws a big right hand that misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Richard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Richard tries to free his leg and advance position but caturan is retaining full guard.
Richard chips away with some ground and pound.
Richard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed caturan's guard.
Richard thows a huge punch but caturan dodges it nicely.
Richard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Richard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Richard seems to be working for a kimura but caturan defends the submission attempt.
Richard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
caturan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Richard is trying to control. caturan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Richard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Richard shoots in for a takedown but caturan shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Richard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Richard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
caturan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
caturan actively working from the bottom here.
Richard throwing shots but caturan is blocking nicely.
caturan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Richard.
Richard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Richard blocks the strikes from caturan.
Richard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Richard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Richard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Richard is looking to advance position but caturan won't allow it.
Richard thows a huge punch but caturan dodges it nicely.
caturan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Richard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Richard is trying to control the action in half guard but caturan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Richard.
caturan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Richard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Richard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
caturan darts in trying to clinch
and Richard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
caturan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
caturan is looking to control Richard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can caturan avoid being mounted?
Richard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
caturan wants to control but Richard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Richard.
caturan actively working from the bottom here.
Richard is keen to just control but caturan is a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
caturan misses with a double jab.
Richard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Richard counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
caturan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Richard is just too persistent for him and manages to trip caturan to the mat. caturan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Richard throwing strikes from guard but caturan blocks nicely.
Richard is in close to caturan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Richard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Richard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Richard throwing strikes but missing.
Richard pushing down on caturan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Richard is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for caturan!
caturan wants to hold on but Richard pushes him away.
Richard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
caturan is trying to stand up.
caturan working to try and regain half guard.
Richard lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Richard throwing strikes here but caturan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
caturan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Richard is going oldschool here, as he tries to force caturan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so caturan shrugs it off.
Richard throwing strikes here but caturan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Richard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Richard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for caturan because Richard loaded up on that one.
Richard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Richard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
caturan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Richard tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Richard throws some wild stikes that caturan manages to avoid easily.
Richard punishing his opponent with strikes.
caturan is looking to improve his position but Richard isn't that keen on the idea.
caturan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Richard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Richard looking to finish with strikes here!
Richard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Richard throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
caturan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Richard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Richard throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Richard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for caturan because Richard loaded up on that one.
Richard working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
caturan tries to reverse the position but Richard maintains control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Richard throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Richard looking to ground and pound but caturan is blocking nicely.
caturan trying desperately to get to his feet.
caturan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Richard looking for a guillotine from mount but caturan is having none of it.
Richard looking to finish caturan with some ground and pound. This is bad for caturan!
Richard misses with a head shot.
Richard raining down shots from the mount!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
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.
Richard misses with a head shot.
caturan blocking the ground and pound.
caturan wants to control but Richard is having none of it.
Richard jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but caturan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
caturan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Richard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
caturan is trying to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Richard thows a huge punch but caturan dodges it nicely.
Richard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Richard has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Richard throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Richard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Richard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
jaec caturan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke Richard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
caturan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Richard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Richard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Richard 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Richard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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