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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Richarlison (ranked 363 p4p, 762 weight class) and Neo Till (ranked 49 p4p, 97 weight class). Neo Till acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Richarlison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neo Till!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richarlison's corner calls for a 1-2. Richarlison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Richarlison misses with a straight right.
Till looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Till slips a jab and a cross from Richarlison.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Till! But no joy.
Richarlison misses with a hook
and Till counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richarlison thinking.
Richarlison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Till.
Till throws a jab when Richarlison was well out of range.
Richarlison throws a hook but Till avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Till! But no joy.
Richarlison missing with a left hand there. Till was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Till with the counter takedown but Richarlison avoids it easily.
Richarlison throws a shot to the body.
Richarlison rushes Till and presses him up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Till.
Till blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Till manages to break the clinch.
Good work by Till as he checks the leg kick.
Richarlison throws an overhand right that lands on Till's shoulder, as Till tries to avoid the shot.
Till appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Till uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richarlison.
Till let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richarlison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Richarlison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chris Richarlison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richarlison throws a hook but Till avoids it easily.
Richarlison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice takedown defense from Richarlison. No joy for Till on that attempt.
Till moves out of range of the leg kick from Richarlison.
Richarlison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richarlison with a nice cross.
A big left from Richarlison misses.
A little jabbing left from Till on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Richarlison scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Richarlison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Till doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheers as Richarlison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Till doesn't seem phased though.
Richarlison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Till cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richarlison misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richarlison looks to score with a jab to the body but Till is just out of range.
Chris Richarlison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richarlison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Till throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richarlison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Richarlison lands an overhand right.
Richarlison throws a hook but Till blocks it.
Till avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Till moves away from the strike by Richarlison.
Richarlison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Till.
Till uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richarlison.
A little jabbing left from Till on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Richarlison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Till looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Till changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Richarlison fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Till slips under a jab.
Till looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Richarlison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richarlison lands a slapping body shot.
Till with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richarlison to score with a decent uppercut.
Richarlison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Till's sensitive parts.
Richarlison throws a body shot but no joy.
Richarlison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Till connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richarlison looks to land a right hand but Till moved out of range.
Till drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Richarlison defends it well.
Richarlison misses with a straight left.
Richarlison with a hook.
Till uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richarlison.
Richarlison throws a right hand that misses
and Till counters with a single leg into guard. Richarlison didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richarlison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Till doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Till manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Richarlison trying to control the position.
Till connects with a couple of short punches.
Richarlison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Richarlison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Till working his ground and pound in the gym.
Till lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Till postures up and lands a big shot to Richarlison's brow.
Till lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Richarlison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Richarlison misses.
Till changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Till slips a jab from Richarlison.
Till with the counter takedown but Richarlison avoids it easily.
Richarlison throws a right hand that misses
and Till cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richarlison lands with an overhand left.
Till dives in and grabs Richarlison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richarlison pushes down on Till's head and hops out.
Richarlison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Till uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richarlison.
Richarlison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Till in his tracks.
Chris Richarlison is winning the standup battle so far.
Richarlison throws an overhand right that lands on Till's shoulder, as Till tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till blocks a jab.
Richarlison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Till counters with a straight right hand.
Till takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Richarlison throws a sloppy head kick and Till moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till shoots in and bounces Richarlison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richarlison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Richarlison keeping moving, preventing Till from controlling successfully.
Richarlison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Till defends it easily.
Richarlison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Richarlison preventing the sweep.
Till keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison tries to free his leg and advance position but Till is retaining full guard.
Richarlison trying to control but Till is working from the bottom.
Till not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Till wants to sweep but no luck.
Till is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Till is trying to control the position but Richarlison postures up.
Till keeping full guard, as Richarlison tries to pass.
Till tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Richarlison wants to control from the top but Till keeps moving.
Till not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till shoots in and gets a takedown into Richarlison's guard.
Richarlison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Till is pushing down on Richarlison's leg trying to pass to half guard. Richarlison is fighting to maintain full guard but Till has managed to sneak the leg through.
Till is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neo Till has got the better of the ground game so far.
Till winds up and cracks Richarlison with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Richarlison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Till is working away from the top position though.
Richarlison regains full guard. Nicely done.
Till must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Till slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Till is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Till makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Richarlison looking to control.
Richarlison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Till can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Richarlison's head.
Richarlison keeping moving, preventing Till from controlling successfully.
Till lands a couple of elbows.
Till trying to control the position from guard on top but Richarlison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Till working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Richarlison's head.
Richarlison trying to keep a closed guard but Till is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richarlison keeping full guard, as Till tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Till lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Till 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!
Richarlison throws a one two combo.
Richarlison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Richarlison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richarlison swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Till connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Till steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richarlison.
Till is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Richarlison's half guard.
Richarlison trying to hold on to Till's head to control him but Till postures up.
Till trying to mount his opponent but Richarlison defends it.
Till lands strikes from half guard.
Till seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Richarlison does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richarlison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Richarlison is refusing to be controlled, as Till sits in half guard.
Till is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Till wants to take a breather but Richarlison is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Till lands a nice short elbow.
Richarlison trying to control from the bottom.
Till working over Richarlison with some ground and pound. Richarlison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Richarlison is holding on to half guard well.
Till trying to control the action but Richarlison is working from the bottom.
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.
Till slips a nice elbow through Richarlison's hands, connecting with Richarlison's forehead.
Till winds up and cracks Richarlison with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Till lands strikes from half guard.
Till working over Richarlison with some ground and pound. Richarlison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Till looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Richarlison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Richarlison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Richarlison looking to control.
Richarlison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Richarlison is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Till.
Till landing some decent shots from guard.
Till is working Richarlison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Richarlison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Till lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Till engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Richarlison throws a hook but Till blocks it.
Till changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Till stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richarlison.
Richarlison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Till appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Richarlison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Till cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Till lands a nice shot that snaps Richarlison's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Richarlison defends well and Till ends up having to push Richarlison into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Richarlison catches Till with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Richarlison misses with a looping left.
Till fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Till swats away the attempt to clinch by Richarlison.
Richarlison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Till with the counter takedown but Richarlison avoids it easily.
Richarlison throws a shot from downtown. Till moves away and avoids it.
Till might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Richarlison.
Till is looking for the big counter here.
Till decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neo Till comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Till 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neo Till!
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