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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Raske (ranked 642 p4p, 94 weight class) and Jackson Jericho (ranked 877 p4p, 126 weight class). Jericho has chosen Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin' as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Raske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raske explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Raske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
Jericho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raske was well out of range. Poor timing from Jericho.
We've been informed that Jericho has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Raske lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jericho ducks under a wild hook from Raske.
Raske scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jericho in his tracks.
Raske throws the kick towards the body but Jericho avoids it.
A jab from Jericho misses.
A big left from Raske misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Jericho misses.
Raske throws a body punch but Jericho moves out of range.
Jericho throws a body punch but Raske moves out of range.
Jericho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raske's hands.
Raske throws a hook but Jericho blocks it.
Raske throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jericho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raske throws a nice head kick!
Jericho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jericho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jericho throws a shot to the body.
Raske ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Raske throws a jab when Jericho was well out of range.
Jericho throws a shot to the body.
Raske lands with an overhand left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jericho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raske misses with a body kick.
Jericho misses with a body shot.
Raske misses with a body kick.
Jericho throws a hook but Raske avoids it easily.
Jericho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Raske takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jericho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raske rather than just go for the knockout.
Jericho scores with the left hand. Raske knows he should have avoided that one.
Raske avoids the body shot from Jericho.
Jericho takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raske throws a jab when Jericho was well out of range.
Raske buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raske lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raske misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raske throws a sloppy head kick and Jericho moves out of range easily.
Raske throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raske throws a body shot but no joy.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raske moves away.
Raske feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jericho's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Raske slips a straight right by Jericho.
Jericho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raske.
Raske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
It looks like Raske has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Raske was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
Jericho misses with a hook.
Jericho connects with a looping right hand.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raske.
Raske ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Raske cracks Jericho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Raske clobbers Jericho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good leg kick by Raske there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Raske misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jericho.
Jericho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Raske with a body shot.
Raske looks to land a left hand but Jericho moved out of range nicely.
Raske misses with a wild body shot.
Raske throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raske tries to score with a low kick but Jericho moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jericho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raske in his tracks.
Raske thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jericho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raske throws a hook but Jericho blocks it.
A nice side step and Jericho releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Raske dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jericho. That did some damage!
Jericho scores with a jab to the body.
Raske scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raske moves out of range of the strikes.
Jericho dips to his left and cracks Raske with an uppercut!
Thomas Raske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Raske coming out on top.
Jericho connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jericho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jericho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raske misses the jab.
Jericho moves into range and clinches up with Raske.
Jericho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jericho blocks an uppercut.
Jericho blocks a body shot from Raske.
Jericho scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho trying to land knees to the body.
Raske escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jericho walks forward, straight into a front kick from Raske.
Raske shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jericho eats them both and turns towards Raske to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Raske lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jericho misses with a looping right.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Raske was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jericho slips a straight right by Raske.
Jericho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Raske uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Raske connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raske throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Raske tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raske looks to throw the jab but Jericho is out of range.
Jericho throws a body punch but Raske moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raske finds it's way round the side to connect with Jericho's head.
Raske throws the kick towards the body but Jericho avoids it.
Raske keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Raske.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raske dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jericho loads up on a big right hand but Raske slips the punch.
Jericho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raske.
A little jabbing left from Jericho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Jericho misses.
Raske tries a low kick but Jericho avoids it.
Raske takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Raske is just out of range.
Jericho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raske manages to avoid it.
Raske lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Raske keeps the fight on the outside.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Raske is just out of range.
Nice shot by Raske.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Raske throws a right hand that misses
and Jericho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raske throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jericho moves out of range as Raske throws a body kick.
Jericho throws a counter combo.
Jericho throws a big shot that misses.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Raske was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raske keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jericho.
Jericho throws a jab when Raske was well out of range.
Raske jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jericho lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho throws a good cross that connects.
Jericho misses with a looping right.
Jericho staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Raske.
Raske tries a low kick but Jericho avoids it.
Jericho scores with a nice strike.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Raske lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jericho takes a step back to recover.
Jericho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raske.
Jericho jabs Raske to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raske slips under a jab.
Raske throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jericho's head.
Raske walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jericho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jericho sizes up Raske with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raske scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raske digs a good hook to Jericho's body.
Jericho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jericho looks to throw the jab but Raske is out of range.
Raske throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raske fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jericho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jericho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raske at a distance.
Jericho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jericho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jericho ducks under a wild hook from Raske.
Raske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jericho moves away.
Jericho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raske misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Jericho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raske takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raske looks for the body kick but Jericho saw that one coming.
Jericho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jericho misses with an uppercut. Raske saw that one coming.
It looked like Raske was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
No joy there for Jericho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A leg kick checked by Jericho.
Jericho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Raske lands with a hook. Jericho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Raske throws a hook but Jericho avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho swings for the body but Raske moves out of range.
Jericho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raske throws a body punch but Jericho moves out of range.
Jericho punishes Raske's body with a nice straight punch.
Jericho tries to clinch but Raske is having none of it.
Raske is looking to counter punch.
Raske scores with a hook.
Jericho checks a leg kick nicely.
Jericho misses with a hook. Raske ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Raske.
Jericho wants to clinch.
Raske misses with a body kick.
Raske throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raske swings widly with a right hand
enabling Jericho to counter with a crisp jab.
Jericho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raske throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raske throws a low kick but Jericho avoids it.
Raske misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raske throws a poor cross that misses
and Jericho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raske misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raske scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jericho drops his hands momentarily and Raske takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raske pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Jericho misses.
Raske misses with a kick to the body
and Jericho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jericho avoids the head kick by Raske.
Jericho throws a shot from downtown. Raske moves away and avoids it.
Jericho takes one on the button.
Raske avoids the body shot from Jericho.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raske.
Jericho throws a big shot that misses.
Jericho misses with a hook. Raske ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raske.
Raske feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jerichos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomas Raske is winning the standup battle so far.
Jericho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jericho blocks the body kick.
Jericho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raske has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Raske will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Raske throws a leg kick which misses Jericho's front leg but catches the back leg as Jericho tries to avoid it.
Raske takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jericho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raske manages to avoid it.
Raske throws a looping overhand right but Jericho ducks down to avoid it.
Jericho misses with a left hand
and Raske counters with a slapping leg kick.
Raske misses with a kick to the body.
Jericho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raske.
A punch combination from Jericho misses.
Jericho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raske.
Raske listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raske uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Jericho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raske.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jericho checks a leg kick nicely.
Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jericho takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Raske.
Jericho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raske throws a head kick but Jericho moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Raske.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Jericho blocks the low kick.
Raske throws a body punch but Jericho moves out of range.
Jericho misses with an uppercut.
Jericho scores with a sloppy right hand. Raske should have avoided that one.
Raske throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
Jericho blocks a low kick nicely.
Jericho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Raske lands.
Raske digs a good hook to Jericho's body.
Raske scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Raske. Jericho shrugs it off though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raske 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 Jericho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jericho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Raske is just out of range.
Jericho lands a body shot.
Jericho takes a swing at Raske's ribcage but misses.
Raske is looking to land body kicks.
Jericho misses with a looping right.
Raske walks into a stiff left hand from Jericho.
Jackson Jericho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jericho lands with a straight right. Raske didn't see that one coming.
Raske misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Jericho tries to counter with a clinch but Raske shakes him off and moves away.
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
Raske takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jericho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jericho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raske.
Raske throws a big shot that misses.
Jericho moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Jericho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raske throws a body kick that misses.
Jericho throws a looping overhand right but Raske ducks down to avoid it.
Raske throws a sloppy head kick and Jericho moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Raske.
Jericho lands a glancing blow to the side of Raske's head.
It looks like Thomas Raske has been cut.
Jericho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Jericho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raske.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho looks to land a right hand but Raske moved out of range.
Jericho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raske is rocked!
Jericho has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Raske.
Raske scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Raske is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left lands for Raske.
Jericho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jericho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raske seems to have got his legs back now.
Raske gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Jericho gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Raske is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Jericho!
A victorious Jackson Jericho thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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