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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Richards (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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160 lbs
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168 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Richards!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards moves out of range of the strikes.
Richards misses with a right hand
and Koothrappali counters with a leg kick.
Jab from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali connects with a body shot.
Koothrappali scores with a crisp jab that stopped Richards in his tracks.
Koothrappali clinches up with Richards and pushes him back against the cage.
Koothrappali lands a body punch.
Koothrappali stalling against the cage.
Koothrappali lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Richards.
Koothrappali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Koothrappali .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koothrappali misses with some punches.
Koothrappali holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Koothrappali controls the action.
Koothrappali throws a head punch that misses.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali is working Richards over against the cage.
Richards pushes Koothrappali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koothrappali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Richards looks gassed!
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koothrappali 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Koothrappali lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richards.
Koothrappali blocking some punches.
Koothrappali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koothrappali avoiding damage.
Koothrappali lands a shot to the body.
Koothrappali pushes Richards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koothrappali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koothrappali .
A nice left hand lands by Koothrappali .
Koothrappali lands an uppercut.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Richards working aggressively here.
Koothrappali lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koothrappali scores with a shot to the side of Richards's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koothrappali .
A right handed body shot lands from Koothrappali .
A short left from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Come on Koothrappali - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A left hand lands to the body for Koothrappali .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koothrappali lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koothrappali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
Koothrappali missing with knees to the body.
Koothrappali avoiding damage.
Richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koothrappali is pushing Richards up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Koothrappali digs a right hand into Richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richards's gas tank.
Koothrappali holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koothrappali cracks Richards with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Koothrappali presses Richards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Koothrappali .
Koothrappali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Koothrappali is working Richards over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koothrappali effectively controlling the action here.
Koothrappali lands an elbow just above Richards 's eye.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Koothrappali .
Nice body punch from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Koothrappali for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Koothrappali throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Koothrappali .
Koothrappali gets through Richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koothrappali .
The referee calls for Koothrappali to work.
Richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koothrappali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koothrappali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koothrappali .
Koothrappali controlling the action here for a moment.
Koothrappali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Koothrappali 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali .
A nice combination there by Koothrappali .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali 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.
Nice uppercut there from Koothrappali .
Richards clinches up with Koothrappali and pushes him back against the cage.
Richards working aggressively here.
Koothrappali taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Koothrappali pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richards pushes Koothrappali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Richards as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koothrappali just leaning against Richards, taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Come on Koothrappali - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koothrappali is leaning against Richards and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koothrappali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Koothrappali lands with a short shot to the head.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Koothrappali .
Koothrappali swings wildly with an uppercut but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koothrappali trying to control the position but instead, Richards has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koothrappali into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali scores with a shot to the side of Richards's head.
Koothrappali leaning his opponent against the cage.
Koothrappali blocking some punches.
Koothrappali digs a right hand into Richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richards's gas tank.
Koothrappali struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
Koothrappali lands with a left to the head.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards lands a right hand.
Koothrappali misses with a punch to the body.
Koothrappali is leaning against Richards and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koothrappali avoiding damage.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koothrappali creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richards's defenses.
Koothrappali misses with the head strike.
Koothrappali lands with a left to the head.
Koothrappali throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koothrappali throws an elbow that misses.
Koothrappali is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Koothrappali avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
The referee calls for Koothrappali to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koothrappali stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Richards presses Koothrappali against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Koothrappali stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali .
Richards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richards looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali scores with a hook to the body. Richards takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koothrappali avoids the body shot from Richards.
Koothrappali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koothrappali thuds a left hand into Richards's body.
Koothrappali is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koothrappali swings widly with a right hand
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
Koothrappali lands with a kick to the temple. Richards shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Richards misses with a body shot
and Koothrappali counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koothrappali has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Koothrappali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Richards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koothrappali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Koothrappali wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koothrappali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koothrappali connects with a body shot that sends Richards's belly button to the back.
Nice jab there from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali closes the distance and pushes Richards back into the cage.
Koothrappali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koothrappali pushes Richards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Koothrappali .
Koothrappali lands an uppercut.
Koothrappali scores with a shot to the side of Richards's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koothrappali .
A nice right hand lands inside from Koothrappali .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards takes a shot to the head.
Koothrappali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richards or not.
Koothrappali digs a right hand underneath Richards's ribcage. Richards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koothrappali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koothrappali digs a right hand underneath Richards's ribcage. Richards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koothrappali holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Richards drops his hands momentarily and Koothrappali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koothrappali connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Richards scrambles back to his feet.
Koothrappali lands with a good body shot.
Koothrappali connects with a leg kick. Richards looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koothrappali has Richards up against the cage in a clinch.
Koothrappali lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali lands a body punch.
Richards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hook to the body lands for Koothrappali .
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!
Koothrappali is leaning against Richards and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koothrappali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koothrappali digs a right hand into Richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richards's gas tank.
Koothrappali tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
Koothrappali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali lands an elbow just above Richards 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koothrappali stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali presses Richards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Richards takes an elbow to the temple.
Koothrappali is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koothrappali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Koothrappali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koothrappali lands an elbow inside that Richards shrugs off.
Koothrappali pressing his opponent against the cage.
Koothrappali pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koothrappali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Richards as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali misses with a body punch.
Koothrappali lands an elbow inside.
Koothrappali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koothrappali lands a shot to the body.
Koothrappali is pushing Richards up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Koothrappali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koothrappali comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koothrappali stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Koothrappali - that landed with a thud.
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's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koothrappali scores a nice knee to the body.
Koothrappali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koothrappali missing with knees to the body.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Koothrappali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Koothrappali - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards presses Koothrappali against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Richards misses with some punches.
Koothrappali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koothrappali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koothrappali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koothrappali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
A short left from Richards.
Koothrappali is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richards is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali blocks an uppercut.
Koothrappali avoiding damage.
Koothrappali wants to stall.
Richards lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali .
Richards misses with a right hand
and Koothrappali counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Richards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koothrappali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richards connects with the punch.
Koothrappali misses with a hook
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Koothrappali coming out on top.
Richards lands with a right hand.
Richards throws a poor cross that misses
and Koothrappali counters with a left to the body.
Richards misses with a right hand
and Koothrappali counters with a three punch combo that has Richards backing up. Richards nods at Koothrappali to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koothrappali uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Koothrappali scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali clearly takes that round.
That's time! Koothrappali 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Koothrappali thows a body shot but no joy.
Koothrappali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Koothrappali .
Richards tries to keep at a distance but Koothrappali has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koothrappali lands a body shot in the clinch.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Koothrappali controls the action.
Koothrappali is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice elbow from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali scores with a hook to the body.
Koothrappali content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Richards dodges an elbow strike from Koothrappali .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koothrappali lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Koothrappali stalling in the clinch.
Richards is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Koothrappali crunches a lovely knee into Richards's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Koothrappali .
Koothrappali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koothrappali backwards.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Koothrappali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koothrappali pressing his opponent against the cage.
Koothrappali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richards can do to turn this around?
Koothrappali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koothrappali stalling in the clinch but Richards improves position.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koothrappali 's elbow.
Koothrappali scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Koothrappali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Richards lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Richards works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
Richards tries to stall but Koothrappali uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koothrappali holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Koothrappali avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Koothrappali digs a right hand underneath Richards's ribcage. Richards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koothrappali lands a hook that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Koothrappali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koothrappali lands a hook that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Koothrappali 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Koothrappali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koothrappali leaning against his opponent.
Koothrappali looking to stall.
Koothrappali tries a body shot but Richards blocks it.
Come on Richards - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koothrappali lands a nice shot to the body.
Richards wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good body shot from Koothrappali .
Come on Koothrappali - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koothrappali pushes Richards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koothrappali pushes Richards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koothrappali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Koothrappali scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koothrappali landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koothrappali stalling.
Koothrappali crunches a lovely knee into Richards's ribcage.
Koothrappali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koothrappali lands a shot to the body.
Koothrappali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koothrappali has Richards pushed against the cage.
Koothrappali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali lands an elbow inside.
Still in the clinch, Richards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koothrappali slowing the pace effectively.
A right hand to the body from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koothrappali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koothrappali stalling.
Koothrappali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koothrappali stalling in the clinch but Richards improves position.
Koothrappali works on Richards's body with a couple of short punches.
Koothrappali digs a right hand into Richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richards's gas tank.
Koothrappali creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richards's defenses.
Koothrappali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Koothrappali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koothrappali is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Richards is keeping busy.
Richards blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali had his way with Derek Richards in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Richards scores with a jab to the jaw.
Richards misses with a hook
and Koothrappali counters with a nice uppercut.
Richards 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.
Richards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Koothrappali counter with a right hand.
Koothrappali cracks Richards with a right hand to the side of the head.
Koothrappali throws an off balance right hand
and Koothrappali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koothrappali lands with a good body shot.
Richards moves out of range as Koothrappali strikes.
Richards is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Richards has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koothrappali content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koothrappali is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali .
Richards takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koothrappali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali is winning the standup battle so far.
Koothrappali scores with a jab to the head.
Koothrappali moves into the clinch.
Richards prevents a body shot from Koothrappali .
Koothrappali digs a right hand into Richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richards's gas tank.
Richards misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Derek Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali stalls.
Koothrappali scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koothrappali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Koothrappali .
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koothrappali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koothrappali pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koothrappali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
Good body shot from Richards.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Koothrappali .
A bit of stalling here from Koothrappali .
Richards lands an uppercut.
Richards lands with a light punch inside.
Koothrappali stalling in the clinch.
Koothrappali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
Koothrappali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Koothrappali lands a body punch in the clinch.
Richards prevents a body shot from Koothrappali .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Koothrappali trying to land knees to the body.
Richards is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koothrappali is keeping busy.
Koothrappali throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koothrappali misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Richards on the inside.
Richards lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koothrappali just leaning against Richards, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Richards as Koothrappali tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Richards.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Koothrappali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koothrappali pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koothrappali lands with a light punch inside.
Koothrappali stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koothrappali .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koothrappali is stalling here.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards looking to stall.
Richards blocking some punches.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Koothrappali controls the action.
Koothrappali is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Koothrappali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Richards lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koothrappali backwards.
Koothrappali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koothrappali trying to stall but Richards improves his position.
A left hand lands to the body for Richards.
A short right from Richards.
Koothrappali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koothrappali scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koothrappali lands an elbow inside.
Koothrappali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Richards - that landed with a thud.
Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Koothrappali fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Richards scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koothrappali 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:44
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 50:44
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali !
Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali retains his lightweight title!
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