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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Ralphio (ranked 3754 p4p, 4202 weight class) and Hakeem Adderley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Adderley's choice of entrance music: Genesis. Hakeem Adderley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jean Ralphio's chin.
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Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Ralphio! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley! The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ralphio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adderley momentarily.
Adderley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Ralphio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ralphio tries to clinch up but Adderley circles away and keeps his distance. Adderley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ralphio throws an off balance right hand
and Adderley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Adderley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ralphio was well out of range. Poor timing from Adderley. Adderley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ralphio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adderley scrambles back to his feet. Adderley throws a lazy right hand but Ralphio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Ralphio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adderley. Adderley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Adderley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ralphio sees it coming and avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ralphio misses with a lunging right hand
and Adderley counters with a lovely straight right hand! Adderley moves out of range of the strikes. Adderley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Adderley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ralphio. Ralphio misses the body punch letting Adderley counter with a right hand. Ralphio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adderley ducks under a wild hook from Ralphio. A little jabbing left from Adderley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Ralphio throws a jab when Adderley was well out of range. Ralphio throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Jab from Ralphio. Ralphio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ralphio there as he acknowledges the shot. The crowd cheers as Ralphio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adderley doesn't seem phased though. Ralphio misses with a lunging right hand
and Adderley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Adderley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Ralphio misses with a hook. Adderley ducked under it nicely. Ralphio throws an off balance right hand
and Adderley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A swing and a miss from Ralphio. Ralphio throws a lazy uppercut
and Adderley counters with a body kick. Jean Ralphio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ralphio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Adderley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ralphio. A nice side step and Adderley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Adderley slips under a jab. Adderley swings for the body but Ralphio moves out of range.
Ralphio misses the jab. Adderley staying out of range there. Ralphio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Ralphio misses with a double jab
and Adderley counters with a good low kick that Ralphio was not able to check. A swing and a miss from Ralphio. Adderley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Adderley avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ralphio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Ralphio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A telegraphed right hand from Ralphio misses the target. Ralphio throws an off balance right hand
letting Adderley counter with a right hand. Ralphio misses with a right hand and Adderley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ralphio thinking. Ralphio throws a poor cross that misses
and Adderley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Adderley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ralphio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ralphio misses with a looping left. Ralphio misses with a right hand and Adderley counters with a right hand to the body. Nice defenses there by Adderley. Adderley looks like he wants to counter punch here. Adderley with a nice cross. Ralphio misses with a lunging right hand
and Adderley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Ralphio throws an overhand right that lands on Adderley's shoulder, as Adderley tries to avoid the shot. Adderley moves out of range as Ralphio strikes. Adderley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Ralphio is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Adderley's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Ralphio darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Ralphio throws a jab but it's blocked by Adderley. Ralphio throws a shot from downtown. Adderley moves away and avoids it. Adderley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Ralphio misses with a left hand and Adderley counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Ralphio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adderley can pounce on him.
Ralphio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice straight punches there by Ralphio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ralphio. This has been an exciting period of action! Ralphio pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Adderley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ralphio. Ralphio getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Adderley throws an off balance right hand
letting Ralphio counter with a right hand. Ralphio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ralphio throws a lazy right hand but Adderley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Ralphio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A nice side step and Adderley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. A swing and a miss from Ralphio. Adderley takes a swing at Ralphio's ribcage but misses. The fighters circle momentarily. Ralphio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Ralphio throws an off balance right hand
and Adderley counters with a solid body kick. Ralphio throws a poor cross that misses
and Adderley counters with a left to the body. Ralphio tries to clinch but Adderley moves away and Adderley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hakeem Adderley will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ralphio throws a hook but Adderley blocks it. Adderley ducks under a wild hook from Ralphio. A countering left hand to the body from Adderley misses. Adderley slips a straight right by Ralphio. A slow jab from Ralphio misses its intended target. A cross from Adderley lands. Ralphio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adderley. Ralphio throws a big shot that misses. A countering left hand to the body from Adderley misses. Ralphio lands a jab to the head.
Ralphio misses with a hook
and Adderley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Adderley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ralphio. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Adderley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ralphio. Adderley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Adderley ducks under a wild hook from Ralphio. Adderley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ralphio throws a poor cross that misses
and Adderley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Ralphio misses with a left hand and Adderley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ralphio throws a lazy uppercut
and Adderley counters with a lovely shot to the body. Ralphio throws a lazy uppercut
and Adderley counters with a left to the body. Ralphio misses with a left hand and Adderley counters with a straight right hand. Adderley cracks Ralphio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Ralphio swings widly with a right hand
letting Adderley counter with a right hand. Adderley cracks a nice hook into Ralphio's ribs. Adderley staying out of range there. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adderley! But no joy. A telegraphed right hand from Ralphio misses the target. A little jabbing left from Adderley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Hakeem Adderley seems to be getting the better of the standup. Adderley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adderley staying out of range there. Ralphio misses with a hook
enabling Adderley to counter with a crisp jab. Ralphio misses with a straight left. Adderley moves out of range as Ralphio strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Adderley avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Adderley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Ralphio swings widly with a right hand
enabling Adderley to counter with a crisp jab. Adderley tries to score with a low kick but Ralphio moves his leg out of the way. Ralphio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Ralphio misses with an uppercut. Ralphio thows a left - swing and a miss! Adderley misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Ralphio misses. Ralphio throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A nice side step and Adderley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Adderley ducks under a wild hook from Ralphio. Adderley unleashes a big counter combination but Ralphio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Ralphio swings widly with a right hand
and Adderley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Ralphio slips a jab from Adderley. Ralphio misses with a lunging right hand
and Adderley counters with a nice body shot. A telegraphed right hand from Ralphio misses the target. Ralphio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ralphio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Adderley counter with a right hand. Ralphio throws an off balance right hand
enabling Adderley to counter with a crisp jab. A jab from Ralphio does it's job there. Ralphio looks to throw the jab but Adderley is out of range. Ralphio swings widly with a right hand
and Adderley counters with a thumping low kick. Adderley 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. Ralphio misses with a hook
letting Adderley counter with a right hand. Adderley misses the jab. Ralphio walks into a stiff left hand from Adderley. Ralphio connects with a crisp jab. Ralphio cracks Adderley with a good jab. Ralphio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adderley. Adderley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ralphio. It seemed like Adderley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Adderley throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Adderley stuns Ralphio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Ralphio throws a jab but it's blocked by Adderley. It seemed like Adderley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ralphio swings widly with a right hand
and Adderley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Ralphio jabs at Adderley's body. Ralphio slips a straight right by Adderley. Ralphio throws the left hand but Adderley avoids the punch easily. Adderley misses with a low kick. Adderley moves away from the strike by Ralphio. Adderley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A swing and a miss from Ralphio. Adderley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Adderley throws a leg kick that misses. Adderley scores with a nice right hand.
Ralphio misses with an uppercut. Despite the aggression on Adderley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round! Nice defenses there by Adderley. Adderley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Ralphio throws a right hand that misses
and Ralphio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ralphio misses with a straight left. Adderley tries a quick counter leg kick but Ralphio is wise to it. Ralphio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adderley. Ralphio misses with an uppercut. Adderley saw that one coming. Adderley feints a counter leg kick. Adderley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ralphio. A big right from Ralphio misses. Ralphio throws a hook but Adderley avoids it easily. Adderley throws out a counter right but Ralphio avoids it with no problem. Adderley slips a jab from Ralphio. Adderley avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Adderley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A slow jab from Ralphio misses its intended target. Adderley misses with a hook. Adderley defending well as Ralphio loads up on a big left hand. A slow jab from Ralphio misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adderley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Ralphio slips a jab from Adderley. Ralphio throws a series of punches but Adderley avoids them all with ease. The fighters circling - Adderley throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Adderley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Ralphio throws an off balance right hand
enabling Adderley to counter with a crisp jab. Ralphio tries to close the distance and clinch but Adderley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Ralphio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Ralphio misses with a right hand and Adderley counters with a right hand to the body. Ralphio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adderley counters with a nice body kick. Ralphio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Ralphio throws a poor cross that misses
and Adderley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Ralphio misses with an uppercut. Adderley saw that one coming. Ralphio throws a poor cross that misses
and Adderley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. A nice inside leg kick there by Adderley. That's going to slow Ralphio down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Adderley misses with a wild combination.
Ralphio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Ralphio misses with a hook
and Adderley counters with a right hand to the body. Adderley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ralphio.
Ralphio scores with a jab to the head.
Adderley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adderley misses with a looping right. Ralphio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adderley counters with a nice uppercut. Ralphio misses with a straight left. A big left from Ralphio misses. Ralphio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ralphio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Adderley slips under a jab. A countering left hand to the body from Adderley misses. Ralphio misses with a right hand and Adderley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A jab from Ralphio misses. Adderley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ralphio. Adderley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Ralphio misses with an uppercut. Adderley saw that one coming. Adderley darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Adderley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Adderley staying out of range there. Ralphio throws a shot from downtown. Adderley moves away and avoids it. Adderley flicks out a counter leg kick but Ralphio steps away. Ralphio throws a hook but Adderley avoids it easily. A slow jab from Ralphio misses its intended target. Adderley looks like he wants to counter punch here. Ralphio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adderley counters with a nice body shot. Ralphio jabbing away but nothing is landing. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adderley! But no joy. Ralphio looks to land a right hand but Adderley moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ralphio throws a lazy uppercut
and Adderley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A big right from Ralphio misses. Ralphio throws an overhand right that lands on Adderley's shoulder, as Adderley tries to avoid the shot. Ralphio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adderley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Adderley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ralphio's head backwards. Ralphio takes a swing at Adderley's ribcage but misses. Ralphio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adderley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A swing and a miss from Ralphio. Jean Ralphio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ralphio throws the left hand but Adderley avoids the punch easily. Ralphio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adderley counters with a nice uppercut. A big left from Ralphio misses. Adderley tries a quick counter leg kick but Ralphio is wise to it. A slow jab from Ralphio misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Hakeem Adderley. Well Adderley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30 Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:30 Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Adderley! A relieved looking Hakeem Adderley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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