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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Archer (ranked 1670 p4p, 1779 weight class) and Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 264 p4p, 280 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel tries a head kick but it misses.
Archer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Archer throws a body shot but no joy.
Archer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Immanuel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Immanuel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Immanuel ducks under a wild hook from Archer.
Immanuel avoids the body shot from Archer.
Archer throws out a powerful jab.
Immanuel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Archer finds it's way round the side to connect with Immanuel's head.
Archer thuds a left hand into Immanuel's body.
Jonathan Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Immanuel looks to throw a body kick
letting Archer counter with a right hand.
Immanuel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Archer throws out the jab.
Archer digs a good hook to Immanuel's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Immanuel walks into a stiff left hand from Archer.
Immanuel avoids the body shot from Archer.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Archer.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left lands for Archer.
Immanuel is looking to clinch.
Archer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Immanuel.
Archer misses with a wild body shot.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses.
Immanuel slips under a jab from Archer.
Archer works the jab nicely.
Archer tries to bum rush Immanuel with a series of wild strikes but Immanuel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Immanuel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Archer checks the leg kick.
Archer looks to throw the jab but Immanuel is out of range.
Immanuel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Archer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, jab by Archer - just one landing.
Immanuel tries to clinch up but Archer circles away and keeps his distance.
Archer misses the jab.
Immanuel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A cross from Archer lands.
Archer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Archer scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Immanuel scores with a head kick. Archer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer throws a looping overhand right but Immanuel ducks down to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Immanuel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Archer connects with a crisp jab.
Immanuel walks into a straight right hand from Archer.
Archer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Archer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Archer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Archer connects with a looping right hand.
Immanuel clobbers Archer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Immanuel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Archer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Archer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Archer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Archer throws a looping overhand right but Immanuel ducks down to avoid it.
Immanuel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Archer digs a good body shot into Immanuel's ribs.
Archer blocks a head kick by Immanuel.
Archer misses with a hook
and Immanuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Immanuel moves out of range of the strikes.
Archer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Immanuel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Immanuel misses.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Immanuel moves away.
Archer connects with the punch.
Archer connects with a nice looking jab.
Archer scores with a body shot.
Immanuel tries a low kick but Archer avoids it.
Archer cracks Immanuel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Archer throws a good cross that connects.
Immanuel misses with a wild body shot.
Archer avoids a kick to the body.
Immanuel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Archer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Immanuel throws a counter combo.
Archer throws a combination. Immanuel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Archer.
Immanuel tests Archer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel staying out of range there.
Archer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Archer.
Archer cracks Immanuel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Archer slips under a jab.
A head kick by Immanuel misses
and Archer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Archer breaks from the clinch.
Immanuel lands an overhand right.
Nice shot by Archer.
Archer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Immanuel under the eye.
Immanuel rushes Archer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Archer has had enough of the clinch but Immanuel keeps him there for the moment.
Archer tries to break the clinch but Immanuel is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Archer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Immanuel.
Immanuel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer stalls.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Archer 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.
Immanuel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Archer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danga de danga de dang - Archer scores with a four punch combination!
Archer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Immanuel.
Archer throws a series of strikes that have Immanuel backpedaling.
Immanuel instigates a clinch.
Immanuel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Immanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Archer blocking some punches.
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!
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Archer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Immanuel can do to turn this around?
Archer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Archer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Immanuel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Archer.
Jonathan Archer is winning the standup battle so far.
Immanuel throws a head kick that half lands.
Archer is rocked!
A left and a right from Archer both land. Nice combination.
Oh Archer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Immanuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Archer seems to have got his legs back now.
Immanuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer thuds a left hand into Immanuel's body.
Immanuel looks to land a left hand but Archer moved out of range nicely.
Archer throws a series of punches but Immanuel avoids them all with ease.
Immanuel slips under a jab.
Archer lands with a good body shot.
Archer lands a nice shot that snaps Immanuel's head back.
Immanuel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Immanuel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Immanuel moves into range and clinches up with Archer.
Archer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Archer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Archer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Archer blocks a leg kick.
Immanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Archer scores with a hook to the body. Immanuel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Archer throws a series of punches but Immanuel avoids them all with ease.
Immanuel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Immanuel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Immanuel has closed the distance and engaged Archer in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Immanuel tries a head kick but it misses.
Archer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Archer connects with a jab.
Immanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Archer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yeshua Immanuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Immanuel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Archer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archer scores with a nice head shot.
Immanuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Archer throws out a loose jab but Immanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Archer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Immanuel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Immanuel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Archer.
Archer is looking to slow Immanuel down with leg kicks.
Immanuel wants to clinch.
A lazy left from Archer finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Archer misses the jab.
Archer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Immanuel.
Immanuel is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Archer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Immanuel.
Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Immanuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer.
Immanuel rushes Archer and presses him up against the cage.
Immanuel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Archer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Immanuel can turn it around.
Archer has had enough of the clinch but Immanuel keeps him there for the moment.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Archer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Archer taking a breather.
Immanuel lands with a left to the head.
Immanuel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Archer is trying to break the clinch but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Immanuel.
A nice left hand lands by Immanuel.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Archer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Immanuel throws a sloppy head kick and Archer moves out of range easily.
Immanuel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Immanuel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Immanuel misses with a looping left.
Immanuel dodges the punch combination from Archer.
Archer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Immanuel. That did some damage!
Archer lands with a cross.
Immanuel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Archer has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Archer lands a nice hook to Immanuel's body. Immanuel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Archer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Immanuel is looking for the big counter here.
Archer throws a hook to the side of Immanuel's head but Immanuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Immanuel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Archer 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!
Archer swings for the body but Immanuel moves out of range.
Archer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Archer keeps the fight on the outside.
Immanuel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Archer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Immanuel checks a leg kick.
Immanuel misses with a head kick.
Immanuel misses with a two punch combination.
Archer blocks a head kick by Immanuel.
Good work by Archer as he checks the leg kick.
Archer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Archer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Immanuel back to the cage. Archer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Archer cracks Immanuel with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Immanuel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Archer.
Immanuel misses with a double jab.
Archer throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Immanuel misses
and Archer counters with a stiff right hand.
Immanuel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Immanuel tries to clinch but Archer moves out of range.
Immanuel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Immanuel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Immanuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Archer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Archer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Immanuel wants to clinch up but Archer keeps it at a distance.
Immanuel lands with a kick to the temple. Archer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Archer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Archer lands a glancing blow to the side of Immanuel's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Archer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Archer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Immanuel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Immanuel moves into the clinch successfully.
Immanuel blocks an elbow strike from Archer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Immanuel wants to clinch up but Archer keeps it at a distance.
Archer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Archer throws out a loose jab but Immanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Immanuel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Immanuel tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Archer counter with a right hand.
Immanuel wants to clinch
and Archer counters with a nice uppercut.
Archer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Archer misses the jab.
Archer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Immanuel.
Immanuel is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Immanuel swinging wildly here.
Immanuel takes one to the side of the head.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Archer looks to land a left hand but Immanuel moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Immanuel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Archer blocks a head kick by Immanuel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Archer.
A shot to the liver by Archer. Beautiful body shot.
Immanuel walks into a left hand.
Immanuel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Archer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Immanuel throws a head kick but Archer moves out of range.
Immanuel misses with a body kick.
Archer lands a nice looking body shot.
Immanuel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Archer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Immanuel on the side of the head.
Archer tests Immanuel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Archer looks to land a left hand but Immanuel moved out of range nicely.
Archer throws a hook but Immanuel blocks it.
Immanuel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Archer blocks it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Archer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Immanuel was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Immanuel throws a right and a left that Archer avoids nicely.
Immanuel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Archer stuns Immanuel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Immanuel.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Archer.
Archer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Immanuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Archer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jonathan Archer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Archer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Immanuel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Immanuel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Archer.
Immanuel tries to clinch up.
Archer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Immanuel blocks a jab.
Yeshua Immanuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Immanuel tries to land a leg kick but Archer saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Immanuel throws a right and a left that Archer avoids nicely.
Immanuel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Immanuel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Immanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Immanuel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Immanuel misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Archer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Archer, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Archer!
Yeshua Immanuel spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to my coaches, sorry I came up short. Great game plan by my opponent. It was his night tonight. '.
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