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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 1467 p4p, 226 weight class) and Murray Rothbard (ranked 1251 p4p, 199 weight class). Rothbard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anarchy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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209 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murray Rothbard!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Rothbard.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cleon Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
Rothbard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Wright connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothbard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Rothbard. That snapped Wright's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothbard moves into the clinch successfully.
Wright prevents a body shot from Rothbard.
Rothbard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rothbard.
We've been told by Wright's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wright cracks a nice hook into Rothbard's ribs.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wright cracks Rothbard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rothbard moves into range and clinches up with Wright.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rothbard slips a straight right by Wright.
Rothbard rushes Wright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rothbard swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothbard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothbard cracks Wright with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothbard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Rothbard won't allow it.
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wright checks a low kick from Rothbard.
Wright takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothbard.
Rothbard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Rothbard moved out of range nicely.
Wright 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.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Rothbard saw that one coming.
Rothbard is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Rothbard tries to clinch up.
Rothbard has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wright misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Rothbard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Rothbard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rothbard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Rothbard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothbard was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Rothbard lands with a nice body punch.
Rothbard moves into range and clinches up with Wright.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rothbard misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wright breaks the clinch.
Rothbard ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Wright lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a leg kick but Rothbard checks it.
Wright chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rothbard can pounce on him.
Wright scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright throws a wild body kick that Rothbard sees coming a mile off.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothbard wants to counter the offense by Wright and move into the clinch position.
Rothbard tries to clinch but Wright is having none of it.
Wright misses with a wild combination.
Wright connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rothbard's hands.
Rothbard tries to clinch but Wright is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rothbard tries to clinch up.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Rothbard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rothbard counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Cleon Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Rothbard staying out of range there.
Wright sizes up Rothbard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick lands from Wright.
Rothbard scores with a spinning back kick!
Rothbard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wright.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothbard wants to counter the offense by Wright and move into the clinch position.
Wright lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright connects with a nice looking jab.
Wright throws a low kick but Rothbard avoids it.
Rothbard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wright swings for the body but Rothbard moves out of range.
Rothbard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rothbard is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Wright thows a leg kick but Rothbard checks it
and Rothbard counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wright takes a swing at Rothbard's ribcage but misses.
Rothbard throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Rothbard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Rothbard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothbard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rothbard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Rothbard's head but Rothbard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters circling a little - Rothbard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothbard.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothbard.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rothbard can do to turn this around?
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rothbard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Rothbard as he connects with a hook.
Rothbard tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Rothbard moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Rothbard. Those never looked like landing.
Rothbard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rothbard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rothbard.
A punch lands to the side of Rothbard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rothbard throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Wright tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Wright.
Rothbard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rothbard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Rothbard is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothbard is just out of range.
Wright sets himself, and Rothbard steps forward looking for the clinch! Wright avoids it this time.
Wright clobbers Rothbard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothbard tries to clinch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright connects with a body shot that sends Rothbard's belly button to the back.
Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wright scores with a hook to the body. Rothbard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Rothbard's shoulder, as Rothbard tries to avoid the shot.
Rothbard has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Wright tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rothbard moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
A head kick by Rothbard misses
and Rothbard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rothbard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Rothbard.
Rothbard rushes Wright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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 Cleon Wright will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wright tries to bum rush Rothbard with a series of wild strikes but Rothbard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wright.
Wright gets tackled into the cage by Rothbard. Rothbard maintains the clinch.
Rothbard prevents the takedown attempt.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Wright throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rothbard moves away.
Rothbard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rothbard throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Rothbard moved out of range.
Wright connects with a body shot that sends Rothbard's belly button to the back.
Rothbard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Rothbard avoids it.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothbard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Rothbard keeps him there for the moment.
Rothbard throws a head punch that misses.
Rothbard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wright holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rothbard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wright prevents a body shot from Rothbard.
A frustrated look appears on Wright's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rothbard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rothbard misses with a body punch.
Wright working hard to break the clinch.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rothbard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murray Rothbard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wright tries to break free but Rothbard pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright is trying to force a seperation but Rothbard has the dominant position.
Rothbard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
A hook to the body from Rothbard.
Rothbard lands a shot to the body.
Rothbard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rothbard lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright is looking to break free of the clinch but Rothbard has double underhooks.
Rothbard lands a nice uppercut.
Rothbard can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Rothbard lands with a right to the head.
Rothbard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Rothbard works the jab nicely.
Rothbard is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Rothbard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright takes a swing at Rothbard's ribcage but misses.
Rothbard moves away from the strike by Wright.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothbard rushes Wright and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rothbard.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Rothbard has him pressed against the cage.
Rothbard stalling the fight.
Wright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rothbard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wright tries to break free but Rothbard pushes him back against the cage.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Rothbard won't allow it.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Wright moves out of range as Rothbard throws a body kick.
As Rothbard looks to move away, Wright throws a big counter combo but Rothbard just gets out of the way.
Wright throws a right and a left that Rothbard avoids nicely.
Rothbard closes the distance and pushes Wright back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rothbard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rothbard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright is trying to break free.
Rothbard scores with a shoulder strike.
Rothbard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cleon Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothbard scores with a hook to the body.
Rothbard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright is trying to force a seperation but Rothbard has the dominant position.
A short right from Rothbard.
Rothbard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rothbard.
Rothbard lands a shot to the body.
Rothbard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rothbard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rothbard gets through Wright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murray Rothbard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murray Rothbard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wright 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleon Wright!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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