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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Devil Jho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jho might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Into the Abyss. Price has chosen Mistakes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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179 cm
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168 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devil Jho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Price!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jho just misses with a punch to the body.
Jho takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Price.
Jho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Price's head.
Jho connects with an inside leg kick.
Price misses with an uppercut.
Price tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jho is able to avoid easily.
Jho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Price misses with a body kick.
Price closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Price throws the left hand but Jho avoids the punch easily.
Price throws a jab when Jho was well out of range.
Jho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Price.
Jho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jho just misses with a punch to the body.
Price looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Price.
Price throws a body kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Jho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jho throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Price goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Price misses with a body shot.
Price scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Price throws a nice outside leg kick.
Price moves away from the strike by Jho.
Price throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Price thinking.
Jho ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Jho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Price.
Price throws a hook but Jho avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Price 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price slips a jab from Jho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Jho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jho blocks the body kick.
Jho connects with a right hand. Price shakes it off.
Jho misses with a low kick as Price jumps back.
Jho forces Price back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Price is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Jho tries a body shot but Price blocks it.
Jho breaks the clinch.
Jho lets loose with a powerful body kick. Price will feel that in the morning.
Price swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Price drives through and clinches with Jho against the cage.
Price with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jho misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jho blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Jho - that landed with a thud.
Jho displaying some good clinch control by pressing Price up against the cage.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Jho avoids it by throwing Price back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jho throws an elbow but misses.
Price tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jho avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jho as Price tries to tie him up.
Price controlling the action here for a moment.
Jho holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Price using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to stall but Jho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Price as Jho tries to tie him up.
Price looking to throw knees to the head but Jho is blocking nicely.
Price blocks an elbow strike.
Jho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Price thows a body shot but no joy.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Jho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Price.
Jho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Price as he connects with a hook.
Jho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jho throws a solid leg kick but Price takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jho.
Price takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Devil Jho will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Price on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jho. Jho obviously looking to wear him down.
Price throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Jho misses.
Price jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Price avoids the head kick by Jho.
Jho throws a solid leg kick but Price takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jho.
Price scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Price misses with a body kick.
Price swings for the body but Jho moves out of range.
Jho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jho avoids a kick to the body.
Jho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Price's calf.
Jho looks to land a combination but Price avoids it well.
Price checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big right from Price misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho throws a solid leg kick but Price takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jho.
Jho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jho lands a lovely overhand right.
Jho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Price throws a hook but Jho blocks it.
Jho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Price on the side of the head.
Jho cracks Price with a good jab.
Jho cracks Price with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Price will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Price clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jho throws a punch but it's blocked by Price.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prices head.
Jho misses with a punch on the inside.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
Price avoiding damage.
Jho swings wildly with an uppercut but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price dodges an elbow strike from Jho.
Jho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jho misses with some punches.
Price is trying to maintain a safe position but Jho gets an underhook and turns Price into the cage.
Price lands a nice uppercut.
Jho pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Price is stalling here.
Jho lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Tim Price has been cut.
Price is looking to control Jho's arms but Jho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Price has his back to the cage.
Jho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Price has him pressed against the cage.
Price managing to block the knees to the body from Jho.
Devil Jho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jho manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Price tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Price working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prices head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
Price blocking some punches.
Jho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price throws a knee to the head but misses.
Price using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.
Price throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jho digs a right hand into Price's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Price's gas tank.
Price misses with a punch to the body.
Price misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jho missing with knees to the body.
Price will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jho up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Jho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devil Jho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Price's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jho lands a head shot.
Jho misses with a head kick.
Jho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Price keeps the fight on the outside.
Price throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Price throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Price misses with a lunging right hand
and Jho counters with a stiff right hand.
Price misses with a body shot.
Devil Jho is winning the standup battle so far.
Price dodges the punch combination from Jho.
Price scores with the left hand. Jho knows he should have avoided that one.
Jho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price looks to throw the jab but Jho is out of range.
Jho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Price scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price gets a clinch.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Price lands a shot to the body.
Price lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jho tries to work over Price's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jho throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Jho.
Price looking to throw knees to the head but Jho is blocking nicely.
Jho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jho takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Devil Jho has been cut.
Jho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Devil Jho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho misses with a body punch.
Jho prevents a body shot from Price.
Price lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jho swings wildly with an uppercut but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jho managing to block the knees to the body from Price.
Jho misses with a punch on the inside.
Price stalling against the cage.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Price tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho avoiding damage as Price throws knees to the body.
Jho has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Jho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jho has Price pressed against the cage.
Jho has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jho.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Price as Jho tries to tie him up.
Jho blocks an uppercut.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Jho controls the action.
Jho scores with a shot to the side of Price's head.
Price wants to stall.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jho is stalling here.
Jho struggles to land a body shot inside as Price controls his hands.
Price avoiding damage.
Price blocks an uppercut.
Jho throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tim Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Price blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jho working aggressively here.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
Price misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tim Price.
I think Jho 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Devil Jho!
After winning the bout, Devil Jho thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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