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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Richer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Styles Of Beyond- Nine Thou. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Richer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Richer backs away looking to recover.
Richer throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Richer misses with the combination.
Bob Richer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richer misses with a combination
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Richer misses with the combination.
Richer tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richer tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson avoiding damage as Richer throws knees to the body.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Richer keeps him there for the moment.
Richer trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson jumps guard and drags Richer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Richer stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Richer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jackson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Richer's back instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richer covers up after that shot from Jackson.
Can Richer hold on?! Jackson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The referee is taking a good look at Richer as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Jackson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Jackson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Richer.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes.
Even with his hooks in, Jackson manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Richer wants to control his opponent's hands but Jackson gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson struggling to land strikes to the head as Richer covers up.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Richer trying to get back to his feet but Jackson is in full control for now.
Jackson lands a shot to the head.
Jackson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Jackson gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Jackson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Jackson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson blocks a head kick by Richer.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richer circles away.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richer was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Richer misses with a double jab.
Richer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Richer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Richer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richer throws a head kick that misses
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Richer backing up. Richer nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Richer throws a combination that misses
and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Richer.
Richer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Richer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Richer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Richer missing with knees to the body.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Richer.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Richer trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson avoiding damage as Richer throws knees to the body.
Jackson wants a takedown.
Bob Richer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Jackson.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Richer backwards.
Richer trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Richer.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Richer, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Richer against the cage but Richer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson darts in and clinches Richer up against the cage.
Richer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Richer tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Richer.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Richer throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson cracks Richer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Richer sprawls well.
Richer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richer throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson tries to bum rush Richer with a series of wild strikes but Richer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson dominated that 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.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Richer tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Richer throws a shot to the body.
Richer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Richer.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Richer keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Richer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Richer sprawls well.
Jackson swinging wilding here.
Richer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Richer.
Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Richer gets back to half guard.
Richer trying to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Richer is having none of it.
Jackson is working for a kimura but Richer is defending it quite comfortably.
Richer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Richer is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richer is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Richer's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Richer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Richer stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richer circles away quickly and effectively.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Richer. Jackson shrugs it off though.
Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
Richer is trying to get back to half guard.
Richer struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richer taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
Richer defending against the ground and pound.
Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Richer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Richer's hands, connecting with Richer's forehead.
Richer is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick by Richer misses
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
Richer keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Richer trying to land knees to the body.
Richer missing with knees to the body.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Richer.
Jackson cracks Richer with an open hand slap.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richer.
Richer walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
Richer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Richer.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Richer throws a sloppy head kick
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Richer throws Jackson to one side and escapes!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richer throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Richer against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Richer throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Richer fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Richer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Richer controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jackson works over Richer with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Richer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richer pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richer looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richer striking off his back but it's not causing Jackson any problems.
Jackson postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Richer moves out of range.
Richer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bob Richer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Richer swivels and escapes.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Richer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.
Richer missing with knees to the body.
Richer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Richer has double underhooks.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Richer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Richer won't allow it.
Richer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Richer scores a nice knee to the body.
Richer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson avoiding damage as Richer throws knees to the body.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Richer.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richer keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richer missing with knees to the body.
Richer lands a body punch.
Richer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson avoiding damage as Richer throws knees to the body.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Richer is controlling the position.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Richer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Richer landing knees to the body.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Richer.
Richer lands an elbow inside.
Richer tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Richer.
Richer manages to break the clinch.
Richer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Richer throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Richer dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Richer swivels and escapes.
Richer misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Richer throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Richer.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Richer blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Richer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bob Richer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richer cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Richer tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Richer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bob Richer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Jackson.
Richer misses with a double jab.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Richer throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson throws a jab when Richer was well out of range.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Richer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richer lands a two punch combo.
Bob Richer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Richer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quinton Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richer slows down the pace here.
Richer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Jackson!
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hype
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