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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JR Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Richards's choice of entrance music: I give you bass. 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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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, JR Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jared Richards!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards wants to clinch up but Compton keeps it at a distance.
Richards tries to clinch up but Compton circles away and keeps his distance.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Compton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Compton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Compton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Richards fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
JR Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Richards.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but Compton shows good takedown defense.
Compton lands a head kick!
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Compton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Compton throws a nice head kick!
Jared Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Compton slaps away a takedown attempt from Richards, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Richards looks gassed!
Horrible takedown by Richards or perhaps it was just good defense by Compton which made him look bad.
Compton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Compton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good leg kick by Compton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Richards.
Compton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Compton throws a head kick that half lands.
Compton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Compton lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Compton.
Compton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Compton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Compton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Richards 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.
Let's hope that Richards has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Richards wants to control from the top but Compton keeps moving.
Richards not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Compton wants to stand but Richards is controlling the position.
Compton keeping full guard, as Richards tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Richards tries for a takedown but Compton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richards is looking to clinch but Compton is avoiding it.
Compton feints and then cracks Richards's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Richards down.
Compton feints and then cracks Richards's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Richards down.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Compton scores with a kick to the midsection.
Richards dives in and grabs Compton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Compton pushes down on Richards's head and hops out.
Richards takes a kick to the side of the head.
Compton lands with a slapping head kick.
Compton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Compton scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Compton.
Compton scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Richards crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Compton - the referee stops the clock and Richards gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Compton. Richards manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Richards takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Compton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Compton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Compton scores with a spinning back kick!
Compton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Compton connects with a high kick.
Compton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Richards's calf.
Good leg kick by Compton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Compton lands a head kick!
Richards is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Compton pinned against the cage. Compton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Compton scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JR Compton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Compton throws a head kick that Richards semi-blocks.
Compton throws a head kick that half lands.
Richards's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Richards fails with a takedown attempt.
Compton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Compton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richards's sensitive parts.
Compton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Richards.
Compton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Compton clinches with his opponent.
Richards takes a knee right on the jaw!
Compton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Compton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Compton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Richards in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Compton obliges.
Compton connects with a knee to the head.
Richards takes a knee right on the jaw!
Compton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Compton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Compton working Richards over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Compton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Compton tries to land a knee to the head but Richards blocks with his arms.
Richards avoiding damage as Compton throws knees to the body.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Compton.
Richards is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Compton with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Compton as Richards tries to tie him up.
Richards wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Compton landing knees to the head.
Compton landing knees to the head.
Compton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Compton looking to throw knees to the head but Richards is blocking nicely.
Richards is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Compton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Compton lands with a slapping head kick.
Richards tries to clinch but Compton moves away
and Compton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Richards's knee momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Compton.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Richards.
JR Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Richards.
Compton lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Richards closes the distance and clinches up with Compton, looking for a takedown. Richards pushes Compton against the ropes but Compton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Richards tries to clinch
and Compton counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Compton cracks the inside of Richards's front leg.
Richards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Compton.
A slapping leg kick lands for Compton.
Compton is looking to slow Richards down with leg kicks.
Compton lands a head kick!
Compton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
JR Compton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Compton lands with a slapping head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Compton.
A nice leg kick lands there from Compton.
Compton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Richards. That did some damage!
A solid body kick from Compton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws a head kick that Richards semi-blocks.
Richards tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Compton counters with a nice leg kick.
Compton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Richards chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Compton can pounce on him.
Richards tries to clinch
and Compton counters with a nice kick to the body.
Richards closes the distance looking to clinch
and Compton counters with a head kick.
Richards tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Compton counters with a big head kick but Richards shrugs it off.
Compton slaps away a takedown attempt from Richards, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Richards has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Compton.
Compton connects with a high kick.
Compton moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Compton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Compton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Compton connects with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Compton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Richards in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Richards is trying to break free.
Richards wants to stall.
Compton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Richards's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Compton lands an elbow inside that Richards shrugs off.
Compton working Richards over with knees to the body.
Compton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Richards lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Richards takes a knee right on the jaw!
Compton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richards can do to turn this around?
Compton tries a knee to the head but Richards blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
Compton landing knees to the head.
Richards looking to stall.
Richards wants to break free but Compton has control.
Richards takes a knee right on the jaw!
Compton misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JR Compton dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Richards clinches but Compton breaks the clinch
and Compton counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Compton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Compton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Richards's knee momentarily.
Richards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Compton is fending him off so far but Richards persists. Nope, Compton circles away and we're back to standing.
Richards clinches but Compton breaks the clinch
and Compton counters with a leg kick.
Compton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards shoots in for a double leg but Compton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Richards walks forward, straight into a front kick from Compton.
An inside leg kick lands from Compton.
Richards chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Compton can pounce on him.
Compton clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Compton.
Compton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Richards takes a knee right on the jaw!
Compton connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards misses with some punches.
Compton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Compton lands a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Richards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Compton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Compton lands a knee to the body.
Compton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Richards's face.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Compton blocks an uppercut.
Compton connects with a knee to the head.
Compton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Richards stalling in the clinch but Compton improves position.
Richards seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Compton landing knees to the head.
Richards controlling the action here for a moment.
Compton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Richards takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Richards is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Compton has denied him.
Compton lands a knee to the head.
Compton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Compton misses with a knee strike.
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.
Richards is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Compton scores a nice knee to the body.
Richards tries to pull guard but Compton won't allow it.
JR Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Richards.
Richards is trying to stall.
Compton lands a good knee to the midsection. Richards won't want to take too many of those.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jared Richards.
Compton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Richards's calf.
Compton lands with a kick to the temple. Richards shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Richards tries for a takedown but Compton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Compton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Compton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but Compton shows good takedown defense.
JR Compton is winning the standup battle so far.
Richards fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Compton scores with a head kick.
Richards sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Compton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Richards.
Compton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Richards's calf.
Richards takes a kick to the side of the head.
Compton scores with a nice body kick.
Jared Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Compton clinches.
Compton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Compton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Compton lands a good knee to the midsection. Richards won't want to take too many of those.
Compton lands a knee to the head.
Compton tries a knee to the head but Richards blocks it.
Richards blocks an elbow strike from Compton.
Compton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Compton looking to throw knees to the head but Richards is blocking nicely.
Richards taking a breather.
Compton misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Richards jumps guard but Compton stands there with Richards around his waist. Richards gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Compton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Richards controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton scores with a knee to the head.
Compton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Richards is pushing Compton up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Compton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Richards's face.
Compton connects with a knee to the head.
Richards trying to control the position but instead, Compton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Richards into the ropes.
Richards pulls guard successfully.
Compton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Compton tries to stand but Richards is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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.
Richards pushes Compton off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
JR Compton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Compton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JR Compton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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