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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Imperial XinZhao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Imperial XinZhao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Clark Richards!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
XinZhao misses with a jab, cross combination.
XinZhao misses with a double jab
and Richards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richards slips a jab and a cross from XinZhao.
XinZhao misses with a leg kick
and Richards counters with a slapping leg kick.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
XinZhao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richards counters with a thumping low kick.
XinZhao throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
XinZhao takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
XinZhao avoids the head kick by Richards.
XinZhao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
XinZhao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richards counters with a slapping leg kick.
XinZhao fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards tries to clinch there but XinZhao circles away.
Richards misses with a jab, cross combination.
XinZhao throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
XinZhao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Richards dodges the punch combination from XinZhao.
XinZhao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richards counters with a slapping leg kick.
XinZhao is breathing heavily.
Richards looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
XinZhao misses with a jab, cross combination.
XinZhao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Richards connects with a jab.
XinZhao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richards. Richards obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
XinZhao has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Richards feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits XinZhaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
XinZhao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Sloppy strikes from XinZhao. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
XinZhao misses with a double jab.
Richards avoids the head kick by XinZhao.
Richards tries to bum rush XinZhao with a series of wild strikes but XinZhao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
XinZhao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
XinZhao looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Richards fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. XinZhao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A cross from Richards lands.
XinZhao tried to score with a low kick but Richards checks it.
Richards fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches XinZhao on the side of the head.
Richards lands with a nice combination. XinZhao backs away looking to recover.
Richards is looking to slow XinZhao down with leg kicks.
Richards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
XinZhao tries to circle away but Richards has him pinned against the cage.
Richards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
XinZhao is trying to break the clinch but Richards is controlling him.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
XinZhao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Richards.
Richards throws a looping overhand right but XinZhao ducks down to avoid it.
XinZhao misses with a two punch combination.
XinZhao misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from XinZhao misses.
XinZhao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richards thumps XinZhao with a low kick.
XinZhao scores with a three punch combo!
Richards lands with a straight right. XinZhao didn't see that one coming.
Richards connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from XinZhao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
XinZhao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richards is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! XinZhao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richards.
Good shot there by Richards.
XinZhao tries to move into range but Richards moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Richards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
XinZhao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but XinZhao circles away quickly and effectively.
XinZhao misses with the combination.
XinZhao misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Richards blocks the low kick.
Richards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Richards dominated that round.
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.
XinZhao tries to move into range but Richards moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
XinZhao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richards counters with a slapping leg kick.
Richards misses with a double jab.
XinZhao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
XinZhao misses with a series of wild punches.
Imperial XinZhao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards scores with a nice right hand.
Richards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
XinZhao throws a shot from downtown. Richards moves away and avoids it.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
XinZhao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but XinZhao circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards is breathing heavily.
XinZhao throws a looping overhand right but Richards ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
XinZhao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from XinZhao.
No joy there for XinZhao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richards scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clark Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
XinZhao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Richards counters with a straight right hand.
Richards lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
XinZhao throws a combination that misses
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards scores with a head kick.
Richards swinging wildly here.
Richards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and XinZhao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
XinZhao misses with a wild combination.
Richards throws a shot from downtown. XinZhao moves away and avoids it.
XinZhao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Richards.
XinZhao throws a combination that misses
and Richards counters with a nice low kick that buckles XinZhao's knee momentarily.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
XinZhao looks for the body kick but Richards saw that one coming.
Richards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
XinZhao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Imperial XinZhao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
XinZhao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Richards looks to land a left hand but XinZhao moved out of range nicely.
XinZhao misses with a combination
and XinZhao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
XinZhao misses with a double jab
and Richards counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
XinZhao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
XinZhao misses with a double jab
and Richards counters with a good low kick that XinZhao was not able to check.
Richards moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Richards throws a right hand that XinZhao ducks under and follows up with a left that XinZhao also avoids with ease.
XinZhao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
XinZhao misses with a two punch combination.
XinZhao throws a right hand that misses
and Richards counters with a leg kick.
Richards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
XinZhao misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards cracks XinZhao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
XinZhao throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Richards scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Richards swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by XinZhao.
XinZhao looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
Richards throws a right hand that XinZhao ducks under and follows up with a left that XinZhao also avoids with ease.
XinZhao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richards fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
XinZhao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Richards scores with a four punch combination!
XinZhao throws a right hand that Richards ducks under and follows up with a left that Richards also avoids with ease.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
XinZhao fails to land with a series of punches.
XinZhao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards scores with a nice strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for XinZhao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Richards.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
XinZhao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from XinZhao is predictable there
letting Richards counter with a right hand.
XinZhao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richards misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from XinZhao does no damage.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards dodges the punch combination from XinZhao.
XinZhao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
XinZhao throws a head kick that misses.
Richards stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A low kick from XinZhao is predictable there
and Richards counters with a series of strikes. XinZhao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
XinZhao misses with a double jab.
Richards cracks XinZhao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
XinZhao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Richards counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from XinZhao misses.
Richards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but XinZhao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richards works over XinZhao's head and body with a nice combination.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from XinZhao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
XinZhao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
XinZhao tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Richards.
XinZhao lands with a nice combination. Richards backs away looking to recover.
Richards moves into range and connects with a jab.
Richards takes a swing at XinZhao's ribcage but misses.
XinZhao misses with a wild combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Richards!
Richards throws a series of punches but XinZhao moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Richards throws a hook but XinZhao avoids it easily.
XinZhao misses with the combination.
Richards is looking to slow XinZhao down with leg kicks.
Richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from XinZhao.
Imperial XinZhao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
XinZhao misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
XinZhao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
XinZhao misses with a combination
and Richards counters with an outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clark Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Richards 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clark Richards!
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