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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbott kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is War Ensemble - Slayer. Richards is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Meytal Cohen - Toxicity. Mark Abbott could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Russel Richards's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Russel Richards!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Richards misses.
Abbott throws an off balance right hand
and Richards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Abbott misses.
Abbott swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Richards ducks right into an uppercut from Abbott.
Abbott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abbott looks to score with a jab to the body but Richards is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Richards misses the target.
Richards takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards slips a jab from Abbott.
Richards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abbott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richards doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mark Abbott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards dips to his left and cracks Abbott with an uppercut!
Richards throws a body punch but Abbott moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
Abbott misses with an uppercut
and Richards counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abbott misses with an uppercut
and Richards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richards smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Richards misses the jab.
Russel Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abbott shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Richards wants to get back to his feet but Abbott is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Abbott wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbott connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott controlling from the top position.
Abbott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Abbott from controlling successfully.
Abbott is really struggling to control Richards but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Abbott won't allow Richards to sweep him here.
Richards really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abbott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richards works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abbott might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Abbott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abbott passes into half guard.
Abbott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abbott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Richards is looking to escape.
Abbott working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Richards's thigh. Richards counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Abbott from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abbott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abbott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abbott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Richards being controlled here, momentarily.
Abbott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Abbott dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abbott keeps the fight on the outside.
Richards has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Richards there as he acknowledges the shot.
Abbott throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
Abbott lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbott. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abbott misses with a body shot
and Richards counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbott misses with a hook to the body
and Richards counters with a straight right hand.
Richards has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Richards drives through and clinches with Abbott against the cage.
Abbott is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Richards gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Abbott is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Abbott blocks an uppercut.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abbott is looking to control Richards's arms but Richards gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abbott has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Abbott.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott wants a takedown but no success here.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abbott backwards.
Richards dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Abbott tries to stall but Richards uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Abbott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abbott blocks an uppercut.
Richards misses with some punches.
Abbott prevents a body shot from Richards.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Abbott content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Abbott is looking to control Richards's arms but Richards gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abbott has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Richards is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abbott tries to score a body lock takedown but Richards shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Abbott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Abbott.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbott blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Richards as Abbott tries to tie him up.
Abbott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott blocks an uppercut.
Abbott misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Abbott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
A body shot lands from Abbott.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abbott looking to stall.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Abbott avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Russel Richards seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Abbott controls the action.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Abbott.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott can't find room to land a body shot as Richards controls the action.
Abbott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abbott trying to stall but Richards improves his position.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Abbott.
A short right from Abbott on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Richards is defending well.
Abbott blocks an uppercut.
Richards gets underhooks to prevent Abbott's takedown attempt.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abbott backwards.
Abbott blocks a body shot from Richards.
Richards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abbott backwards.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Richards prevents a takedown attempt there.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Abbott - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbott.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbott throws a punch but it's blocked by Richards.
Richards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Richards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abbott scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Russel Richards will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Abbott connects with a jab.
Abbott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Richards tries to avoid it but Abbott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Richards to the ground. Richards escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abbott throws out the jab.
Richards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abbott.
Abbott throws a shot from downtown. Richards moves away and avoids it.
A right-left combo lands from Richards.
Richards ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abbott shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Richards defends it nicely.
Abbott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richards circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Abbott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Abbott keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abbott throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott throws a looping overhand right but Richards ducks down to avoid it.
Abbott throws an overhand right that lands on Richards's shoulder, as Richards tries to avoid the shot.
Abbott misses with a left hand
and Richards counters with a stiff right hand.
Abbott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Richards fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abbott on the side of the head.
Richards connects with a looping right hand.
Abbott takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a lovely overhand right.
Russel Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abbott moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abbott.
Richards swinging wildly here.
Abbott misses with a hook. Richards ducked under it nicely.
Abbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbott.
Richards misses with an uppercut. Abbott saw that one coming.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abbott moves out of range as Richards strikes.
Abbott avoids the body shot from Richards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Richards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Abbott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abbott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abbott gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Abbott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Richards is looking to stand up but Abbott isn't so interested in that idea.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Abbott from controlling successfully.
Abbott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Richards can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abbott has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Abbott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abbott throws a big elbow that misses.
Abbott throws an elbow that misses. Richards uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abbott's guard. Nice move by Richards!
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 pushing down on Abbott's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abbott trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russel Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Richards has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Russel Richards!
A victorious Russel Richards thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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