Heavyweight DivisionKorban James vs Marcus Richardson
By the looks of it, Korban James has entered the fight ready to give it his best.
Marcus Richardson has been talking confident in the interviews.
ROUND 1
***0:01
The fighters touch gloves.
***0:11
A big unorthodox kick from Marcus Richardson whizzes past The Kid.
***0:25
Marcus Richardson is holding the fence.
The referee doesn't see that move.
Marcus Richardson stuffs the takedown from Korban James.
***0:34
Good takedown attempt by The Kid but The Spider manages to stay on his feet!
***0:49
Marcus Richardson is holding the fence.
The referee warns Marcus Richardson
Korban James throws a wild right hand which misses before gaining the clinch. Korban James uses the clinch to take Marcus Richardson down against the cage! Marcus Richardson aware of his surroundings, uses the cage to get back to his feet!
***1:00
Korban James throws a left hook to the body of The Spider.
***1:16
Marcus Richardson stuffs a double leg takedown attempt from Korban James!
***1:20
Marcus Richardson fakes a punch.
***1:31
A big unorthodox kick from Marcus Richardson whizzes past The Kid.
That block seems to have hurt The Spider
***1:36
Korban James goes for a double leg takedown but Marcus Richardson sprawls perfectly.
***1:41
Solid right straight from Marcus Richardson.
***1:54
Marcus Richardson throws a right hook to the body of The Kid.
***1:59
Marcus Richardson is studying his opponent.
***2:10
The Kid grabs his opponent by the leg and tries a trip him down, but Marcus Richardson has excellent single leg takedown defense!
***2:22
The two throw punches at one another with no connection.
***2:28
Not much effort from The Kid to better his position!
***2:44
A big unorthodox kick from Marcus Richardson whizzes past The Kid.
***2:57
Marcus Richardson lands a nice combination but The Kid smiles. That punch didn't even hurt him.
***3:04
Solid Kick from Marcus Richardson! The Kid blocks it decisively.
***3:12
Marcus Richardson isn't looking too confident right now.
Will we see any action? The crowd is starting to boo. Marcus Richardson is being very passive on the ground.
***3:23
Marcus Richardson's kick hits the air.
***3:38
Marcus Richardson lands a nice right hook but The Kid smiles. That punch didn't even hurt him.
***3:46
A wild flurry of lefts and rights from Marcus Richardson! Korban James defends the majority of the onslaught and steps back smiling it off
***3:51
Korban James and The Spider are clinching each other in the corner. The referee tells them to work.
***4:00
The Kid grabs his opponent by the leg and tries a trip him down, but Marcus Richardson has excellent single leg takedown defense!
***4:04
Marcus Richardson is holding the fence.
The referee doesn't see that move.
Korban James goes for a double leg takedown but Marcus Richardson sprawls perfectly.
***4:10
Marcus Richardson takes out their mouthpiece to breathe.
Marcus Richardson's kick hits the air.
***4:17
Korban James is measuring The Spider with his jab.
***4:30
Korban James shoots a takedown! Nice move!
The Spider appears to have hurt his ribs but he's fine to fight on
***4:37
Korban James is on full mount over The Spider
The punches from Korban James don't seem to have much power. He should improve his position.
***4:41
Korban James isn't looking too confident right now.
Korban James is on open guard over The Spider
The Kid controls the situation on the ground in spite of the attempts of The Spider escaping
***4:51
Korban James is on open guard over The Spider
The Kid improves his position over his opponent.
***4:58
Korban James is on full mount over The Spider
The Kid fires a barrage of punches on The Spider's head! This is bad! The Kid is just pounding on the side of Marcus Richardson's head like he's a training dummy! The referee is going to stop it!
The Kid tries to improve his ground position
***5:00
The horn blares and the ref steps in immediately to call a stop to the action as the round is over!
ROUND 2
***0:01
The fighters touch gloves.
***0:17
Korban James shoots a takedown! Nice move!
***0:20
Korban James is on open guard over The Spider
Marcus Richardson seems content to just let the time pass on the ground.
***0:30
Korban James is on open guard over The Spider
The Spider improves his position over his opponent.
The Spider works to achieve closed guard
***0:45
Korban James is on closed guard over The Spider
The Spider manages to push away from Korban James and is able to stand back up
***0:50
The Spider wakes his opponent up, with a near miss high kick.
***0:56
Bang! A shot heard througout the arena! The Kid stumbles back, and his corner is screaming! Marcus Richardson is coming in again!
We can see a small cut has opened in The Kid's nose.
***0:59
The Spider is content to work the body with dirty boxing. Solid repeated body shots in the clinch!
***1:02
Korban James is taking a few seconds for recover his breath.
***1:15
Korban James takes out their mouthpiece to breathe.
Marcus Richardson jabs at The Kid hitting him in the chest.
***1:22
Good movement from The Spider, who is bobbing and weaving, moving in to strike and moving away after.
***1:28
Marcus Richardson stuffs the takedown from Korban James.
***1:41
Korban James is literally gasping to get air.
Marcus Richardson fakes a punch.
***1:53
A left hook from Marcus Richardson that grazes the chin of The Kid.
We can see a small cut has opened in The Kid's chin.
***2:03
Korban James seems to be hesitating a bit.
Good exchange between the two with Marcus Richardson clearly getting the better of it.
We can see a small cut has opened in The Kid's nose.
Korban James loses his balance and goes to the ground!
***2:16
Marcus Richardson has his opponent on the ground.
The Spider fakes a kick and Korban James absorbs a good strike to the thigh. Well executed kicks from The Spider.
***2:18
Marcus Richardson has his opponent on the ground.
The Kid manages to push away from Marcus Richardson and is able to stand back up
***2:30
Both fighters are landing shots but Korban James is forced to step backwards after catch a few shots to the chin
***2:32
Korban Jameslooks up at the clock.
Marcus Richardson's body kick just grazes his opponent.
***2:42
Korban James is cooling down the fight in the ground. It seems that he wants to let the seconds pass by!
***2:58
A left hook from Marcus Richardson that grazes the chin of The Kid.
Korban James falls like a rag doll!
***3:01
Marcus Richardson really wants to win this fight!
Marcus Richardson has his opponent on the ground.
Nice kicks by The Kid from his back.
***3:09
Marcus Richardson has his opponent on the ground.
Korban James looks to defend, as The Spider looks for some opening to attack him while he's on his back.
***3:23
Marcus Richardson has his opponent on the ground.
The Spider aggressively kicks at Korban James's legs but, he is simply unable to penetrate his defense.
***3:32
Marcus Richardson has his opponent on the ground.
Marcus Richardson kicks at Korban James's legs, but none of the kicks seem to be having much of an effect.
The referee kneels forwards and calls for a break. The fans cheer as the fighters are back stood up.
***3:39
The Kid controls the situation on the ground in spite of the attempts of The Spider escaping
***3:48
Will we see any action? The crowd is starting to boo. Marcus Richardson is being very passive on the ground.
***3:51
Korban James isn't looking too confident right now.
Marcus Richardson looks for a way to better his position.
Marcus Richardson throws a right hook that finds an opening in the defense of The Kid.
***3:53
Korban James 's performance does not seem at top form right now.
The Kid and The Spider are clinched. The Kid trips his opponent to the ground!
***3:55
Korban James is on half guard over The Spider
The Kid controls the situation on the ground in spite of the attempts of The Spider escaping
***4:11
Korban James is on half guard over The Spider
Korban James takes advantage of the situation to take a breather.
***4:17
Korban James is on open guard over The Spider
The Kid controls the situation on the ground in spite of the attempts of The Spider escaping
***4:21
Korban James is on open guard over The Spider
The Spider manages to push away from Korban James and is able to stand back up
***4:28
The Kid waits for a moment.
***4:38
Everytime that Korban James attempts to get inside, The Spider fires a low kick.
Korban James loses his balance and goes to the ground!
***4:49
Marcus Richardson has his opponent on the ground.
The Kid keeps his opponent at bay with his legs.
***5:00
The horn blares and the ref steps inbetween the two fighters, the round is over!
ROUND 3
***0:01
The fighters touch gloves.
***0:12
Will we see any action? The crowd is starting to boo. Marcus Richardson is being very passive on the ground.
***0:14
The Kid tries to strike within the clinch, but nothing is effective.
***0:17
Korban James takes a breather...
***0:26
Good takedown attempt by The Kid but The Spider manages to stay on his feet!
***0:28
Marcus Richardson launches a hook to the body!
***0:35
Solid right straight from Marcus Richardson.
***0:45
Korban James doesn't seems able to focus this night!
Marcus Richardson is landing some absolutely brutal punches to the head of The Kid! The expression on The Kid's corner says it all!
Oh that shot echoed throughout the arena! Korban James's legs give out and he goes to the mat!
***0:48
Marcus Richardson has his opponent on the ground.
The Kid puts his feet in his opponent's thighs.
***0:51
Marcus Richardson has his opponent on the ground.
Good moves by The Kid who keeps his opponent at bay with leg kicks from the ground.
The referee kneels forwards and calls for a break. The fans cheer as the fighters are back stood up.
***1:00
The Kid rams his hip into Marcus Richardson in an attempt to judo toss him, but he couldn't bring The Spider down to the ground.
***1:09
Korban James is taking a few seconds for recover his breath.
***1:13
Solid Kick from Korban James! The Spider blocks it decisively.
***1:29
Marcus Richardson is dancing a bit in the center of the cage , keeping his distance from The Kid.
***1:39
Korban James holds The Spider's leg. After a struggle, he is able to get him to the ground.
***1:50
Korban James is literally gasping to get air.
Korban James is on open guard over The Spider
Not much effort from The Kid to better his position!
***1:53
Korban James is on open guard over The Spider
Korban James is throwing down some heavy leather but The Spider is covering up well. At the moment, this is the only thing that is saving him from receiving punishment.
***2:09
Korban James is on open guard over The Spider
Korban James is unable to find any openings in The Spider's defense.
***2:23
Korban James is on open guard over The Spider
Marcus Richardson seems content to just let the time pass on the ground.
***2:28
Korban James is on open guard over The Spider
Korban James is throwing down some heavy leather but The Spider is covering up well. At the moment, this is the only thing that is saving him from receiving punishment.
***2:34
Korban James is on open guard over The Spider
Korban James is aggressively and repeatedily punching The Spider in the side of the head. He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Both fighters are stuck on the ground..
The Spider's Left eye is beginning to swell
***2:42
Korban James is on open guard over The Spider
The Kid improves his position over his opponent.
***2:48
Korban James is on full mount over The Spider
It looks like Marcus Richardson is letting time go by to prepare his next move.
The referee kneels forwards and calls for a break. The fans cheer as the fighters are back stood up.
***2:51
Not much action on the mat from either fighter at the moment..
***2:59
The Spider lands a kick to the right thigh of Korban James.
Korban James falls after that blow!
***3:06
Marcus Richardson has his opponent on the ground.
The Spider controls the situation on the ground in spite of the attempts of The Kid escaping
***3:13
Marcus Richardson looks for a way to better his position.
Marcus Richardson has his opponent on the ground.
Nice kicks by The Kid from his back.
***3:24
Marcus Richardson has his opponent on the ground.
The Kid manages to push away from Marcus Richardson and is able to stand back up
***3:31
Marcus Richardson is looking for openings in the defense of The Kid.
***3:39
The referee tells the fighters to get busy or he'll restart the fight.
***3:52
Korban Jameslooks up at the clock.
Marcus Richardson seems content to just let the time pass on the ground.
***4:06
Marcus Richardson throws a vicious middle kick but The Kid's blocks it with his arm! That looked painful!
The ref stops the fight!!
The Kid is holding his arm, he may have an injury
It appears Korban James broke his left forearm with that block
Marcus Richardson wins due to injury.
******Statistics for Korban James*******
Punches: 8/11 73%
Kicks: 3/6 50%
Clinch blows: 1/7 14%
Takedowns: 4/15 27%
Submissions: 0/0 0%
GnP blows: 2/23 9%
Average damage: 0.40
Time on the ground: 244/833 29%
******Statistics for Marcus Richardson*******
Punches: 16/38 42%
Kicks: 5/12 42%
Clinch blows: 7/11 64%
Takedowns: 0/0 0%
Submissions: 0/0 0%
GnP blows: 0/0 0%
Average damage: 0.64
Time on the ground: 153/833 18%