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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnulfo Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Seco (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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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnulfo Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sol Seco!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richard stuffs the takedown attempt from Seco. Seco gets slowly back to his feet.
Seco is looking to clinch but Richard is avoiding it.
Seco throws out a powerful jab.
Seco shoots in but Richard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Richard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Seco avoids it really well and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Richard blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Seco misses
and Richard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Seco is trying to control the position but Richard postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richard with a nice head shot there.
Seco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richard is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Seco 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.
Richard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Richard throwing strikes from guard but Seco blocks nicely.
Richard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Seco 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Richard throws a strike but Seco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Richard wants to stand but Seco is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard pushes Seco off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sol Seco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seco dives in for a single leg takedown but Richard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Arnulfo Richard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sol Seco.
Richard tries for a takedown but Seco manages to get underhooks.
Richard is trying to break free.
Seco prevents the takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Seco.
Richard keeps control of Seco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Richard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richard is looking to break free of the clinch but Seco has double underhooks.
Seco slowing the pace effectively.
Seco receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Richard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Seco uses from the top position.
Seco has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Richard is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard wants to stand up but Seco is controlling him.
Richard seems keen to control Seco's posture.
Seco trying to control the position from guard on top but Richard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sol Seco has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Seco tries to clinch but Richard moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Seco.
Seco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Richard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Seco's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnulfo Richard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Seco throws a low kick but Richard avoids it.
Seco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Seco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richard pinned against the cage. Richard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Seco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Seco misses with a takedown attempt - Richard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arnulfo Richard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sol Seco.
Seco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richard.
Seco is breathing heavily.
Seco looks to score with a jab to the body but Richard is just out of range.
Seco thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Richard or perhaps it was just good defense by Seco which made him look bad.
Seco thows a leg kick but Richard checks it
and Richard counters with a nice leg kick.
Richard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Seco avoids it really well and circles away.
Seco swings widly with a right hand
and Richard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Richard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Richard throwing strikes but missing.
Richard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Richard wants to stand but Seco is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seco has his foot on Richard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Richard works his way back into a safe position though.
Richard lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Richard landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Seco is trying to control the position but Richard postures up.
Richard throws a big elbow that misses.
Seco is trying to control the position but Richard postures up.
Seco wants to stand up but Richard is controlling him.
Seco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Richard connects with a couple of short punches.
Richard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard throwing strikes but missing.
Seco wants to sweep here but Richard controlling him for the moment.
Richard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Seco has his foot on Richard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Richard works his way back into a safe position though.
Seco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Richard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Richard throws a big right hand that misses.
Richard landing some decent shots from guard.
Richard landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seco is trying to keep Richard in close.
Richard throws a big right hand that misses.
Seco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seco is trying to control the position but Richard postures up.
Seco looking to control but Richard passes into half guard.
Richard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Seco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnulfo Richard dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Seco slaps away a takedown attempt from Richard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Seco lands with a shot to the body.
Seco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Seco 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 Richard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Richard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Seco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Seco.
Seco feints a jab promting Richard to slip. Seco then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Richard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Arnulfo Richard has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seco is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richard counters with a thumping low kick.
Seco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richard stuffs the takedown.
Richard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seco tries to avoid it but Richard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seco to the ground. Seco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Seco wants to clinch but Richard slips to the side
and Richard counters with a shoot takedown. Seco fights it but they end up in guard.
Seco trying to control the position.
Richard throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard throwing strikes from guard but Seco blocks nicely.
Richard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arnulfo Richard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Seco looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seco looking to control but Richard passes into half guard.
Seco trying to hold on to Richard's head to control him but Richard postures up.
Richard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Richard prevents Seco from improving his position.
Richard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seco is trying to stand.
Seco has hold of Richard's hands but Richard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Seco is looking to control Richard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Seco avoid being mounted?
Richard thows a huge punch but Seco dodges it nicely.
Richard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Seco is looking to control Richard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Seco avoid being mounted?
Richard stops Seco from getting back to his feet.
Richard drops an elbow to the side of Seco's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seco gets full guard.
Seco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Richard.
Richard postures up in Seco's guard and throws a big left but Seco blocks it.
Seco wants to get back to his feet but Richard passes into half guard.
Richard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Seco has a hand on Richard's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Richard takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Seco tries to buck Richard off but he can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richard lands a nice shot to the head.
Sol Seco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arnulfo Richard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richard landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sol Seco.
I think Richard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnulfo Richard!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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