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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Richman (ranked 3504 p4p, 3534 weight class) and Mikheil Andronikashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Richman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mikheil Andronikashvili!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richman is looking to slow Andronikashvili down with leg kicks.
Richman digs a good body shot into Andronikashvili's ribs.
Andronikashvili misses with a leg kick
and Richman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Andronikashvili's knee momentarily.
Andronikashvili fails with a takedown attempt.
Andronikashvili looks to throw a body kick
and Richman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mikheil Andronikashvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andronikashvili throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andronikashvili gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Richman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Andronikashvili is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Andronikashvili throws a low kick, looking for Richman's leg but Richman calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andronikashvili misses with a head kick.
Andronikashvili has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Andronikashvili there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Andronikashvili.
Richman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Andronikashvili misses with a low kick as Richman jumps back.
Richard Richman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richman scoring well with a low kick there.
Andronikashvili tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richman moves out of range of the body kick from Andronikashvili.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andronikashvili throws a lazy head kick
and Richman counters with a nice leg kick.
Andronikashvili checks a leg kick.
Andronikashvili fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richman blocks a leg kick.
Andronikashvili throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Richman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andronikashvili misses with a hook. Richman ducked under it nicely.
Richman is looking to counter with head kicks.
Andronikashvili takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andronikashvili throws a solid leg kick but Richman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Andronikashvili.
Richman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andronikashvili.
Andronikashvili avoids the head kick by Richman.
Richman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richman backing away here, and Andronikashvili unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Andronikashvili throws a shot from downtown. Richman moves away and avoids it.
Andronikashvili throws a leg kick but Richman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Richman connects with an inside leg kick.
Andronikashvili misses with a few strikes there.
Andronikashvili throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andronikashvili throws a half hearted mid kick.
Andronikashvili thows a leg kick but Richman checks it
and Richman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andronikashvili blocks a low kick nicely.
Andronikashvili throws a solid leg kick but Richman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Andronikashvili.
Richman lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Richman ducks under a wild hook from Andronikashvili.
Andronikashvili falls off balance throwing a combination
and Richman counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Richman 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.
Andronikashvili throws a sloppy head kick and Richman moves out of range easily.
Richman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Richman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Andronikashvili's sensitive parts.
Andronikashvili throws a series of punches but Richman moves out of range.
Andronikashvili shoots in for a takedown but Richman shows good takedown defense.
An attempted straight right counter from Richman misses the target.
Andronikashvili throws a leg kick that is checked
and Richman counters with a stiff right hand.
Andronikashvili does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andronikashvili tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richman lands a nice looking body shot.
Andronikashvili misses with a lunging right hand
and Richman counters with a low kick, right behind Andronikashvili 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andronikashvili needs to keep his hands up - Richman had a free shot at his head there.
Andronikashvili's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Andronikashvili chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richman can pounce on him.
A lazy body kick from Andronikashvili
and Andronikashvili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andronikashvili throws a low kick, looking for Richman's leg but Richman calmly moves out of range.
Andronikashvili throws a sloppy head kick
and Richman counters with a nice body kick.
Andronikashvili misses with a kick to the body
and Richman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Andronikashvili misses with a body shot
and Richman counters with an outside leg kick.
Mikheil Andronikashvili is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andronikashvili throws a sloppy head kick
and Richman counters with a low kick, right behind Andronikashvili 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Andronikashvili lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Richman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Richman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Andronikashvili on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Richman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andronikashvili can do to turn this around?
Andronikashvili on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Richman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richman's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andronikashvili gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Richman counters with a leg kick.
Richman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Andronikashvili misses with a leg kick
and Richman counters with a leg kick.
Richman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Richman with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andronikashvili swings widly with a right hand
letting Richman counter with a right hand.
Andronikashvili throws a head kick but Richman moves out of range.
Richman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Andronikashvili feints and then cracks Richman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Richman down.
A low kick from Andronikashvili misses
and Richman counters with a low kick, right behind Andronikashvili 's knee.
Andronikashvili walks into a left hand.
Andronikashvili throws a body kick that misses
and Richman counters with a low kick, right behind Andronikashvili 's knee.
Nice jab there from Richman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andronikashvili falls off balance throwing a combination
and Richman counters with a leg kick.
Andronikashvili throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Richman counters with a leg kick.
Richman is looking to land body kicks.
Richman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andronikashvili is able to avoid easily.
Andronikashvili misses with the body kick
and Richman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Richman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy body kick from Andronikashvili
and Richman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andronikashvili thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Richman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Andronikashvili throws a head kick that misses.
Richard Richman is winning the standup battle so far.
Richman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andronikashvili.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richman. That's going to slow Andronikashvili down.
Andronikashvili throws a head kick that misses
and Richman counters with an inside leg kick.
Richman moves out of range of the body kick from Andronikashvili.
Richman connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andronikashvili misses with a shot to the body
and Richman counters with a series of strikes. Andronikashvili will be more careful next time no doubt.
Richman throws a head kick but Andronikashvili moves out of range.
Andronikashvili swings widly with a right hand
and Richman counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andronikashvili throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Andronikashvili takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Andronikashvili is predictable there
and Richman counters with a body kick.
Andronikashvili pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Richman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Andronikashvili walks into a stiff left hand from Richman.
Richman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andronikashvili has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Andronikashvili looks to land a right hand but Richman moved out of range.
Richman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Richman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andronikashvili misses with an uppercut
and Richman counters with a three punch combo that has Andronikashvili backing up. Andronikashvili nods at Richman to acknowledge the strikes.
Richman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andronikashvili moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Andronikashvili throws a push kick but Richman slaps the foot to one side.
Oooooh!!! Richman has knocked Andronikashvili down with a huge combo! Richman steps away and waves a wobbly Andronikashvili back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Andronikashvili is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Richman. That's going to slow Andronikashvili down.
Andronikashvili is still on wobbly legs! Can Richman finish him?
Richman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Andronikashvili's head.
Richman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andronikashvili seems to have recovered his senses.
Andronikashvili scoring well with a low kick there.
Richard Richman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Andronikashvili is predictable there
and Richman counters with a good low kick that Andronikashvili was not able to check.
Richman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Richman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andronikashvili swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andronikashvili misses with a straight right.
Richman is looking for a counter combo.
Andronikashvili pivots, looking for a leg kick but Richman is out of range and Andronikashvili settles back down.
Andronikashvili swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Richman counters with a good low kick that Andronikashvili was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andronikashvili misses with a hook
and Richman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richman. That's going to slow Andronikashvili down.
Andronikashvili throws a leg kick
and Richman counters with a nice uppercut.
Mikheil Andronikashvili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andronikashvili throws a leg kick that is checked
and Andronikashvili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andronikashvili moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andronikashvili swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Andronikashvili throws a combination that misses
and Richman counters with a left and a right that stings Andronikashvili.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Richman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Richman!
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