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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Violent Femme (ranked 643 p4p, 683 weight class) and Cleon Wright (ranked 57 p4p, 60 weight class). Wright is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Come out to play . This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Violent Femme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Cleon Wright !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Femme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Femme throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Femme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
A jab from Femme finds it's way through Wright 's defenses.
Femme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright .
Wright throws a fast counter high kick but Femme manages to duck under it in time.
Femme misses the jab.
Wright has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice defenses there by Wright .
Wright throws a big counter head kick but Femme avoids it with no problem.
Femme with a jab.
Femme defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Femme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Femme moves out of range easily.
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Femme misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Wright is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice defenses there by Wright .
Femme slips a straight right by Wright .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Femme backing away here, and Wright unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Femme throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wright moves out of range as Femme strikes.
Wright wants to counter with a clinch but Femme pushes him away.
Femme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Femme lands a really nice looking cross but Wright seems unphased.
Femme scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Femme thuds a left hand into Wright 's body.
Femme misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Wright .
Femme swings widly with a right hand
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Wright staying out of range there.
Femme lands a slapping body shot.
Femme scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Femme.
Wright tries to counter by closing the distance.
Femme lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Violent Femme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Femme.
Femme throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Femme misses with a hook
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Femme misses with a body shot.
Femme takes a swing at Wright 's ribcage but misses.
Wright throws a fast counter high kick but Femme manages to duck under it in time.
Femme misses the jab.
Wright is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Femme missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Femme missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Wright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Femme cracks Wright with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Femme misses.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme avoids the body shot from Wright .
Femme misses with a jab to the body
and Wright counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Femme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Femme throws a hook to the side of Wright 's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Femme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright .
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright slips under a jab from Femme.
Wright slips a jab from Femme.
Wright steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Femme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright wants to counter the offense by Femme and move into the clinch position.
Femme misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright ! But no joy.
Femme looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Femme misses with a body shot
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
A big left from Femme misses.
Femme thuds his right hand into Wright 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femme swings widly with a right hand
and Wright counters with a left to the body.
Femme missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wright dips to his left and cracks Femme with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright ! But no joy.
Nice jab there from Femme.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Femme slips under a jab.
Femme scores with a nice right hand.
Femme misses with a looping right.
Wright steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Femme.
Femme fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Femme misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Femme slips a jab from Wright .
Wright might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Femme throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Violent Femme dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Femme.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Femme with a jab.
Femme connects with a crisp jab.
Femme dips to his left and cracks Wright with an uppercut!
Femme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Femme missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Femme throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Femme misses.
A cross from Femme lands.
Femme scores with a nice head shot.
Jab by Femme.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Femme lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Femme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Femme misses with a right hand
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Femme throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Violent Femme is winning the standup battle so far.
Femme scores with a shot to the body.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Femme throws a big shot that misses.
Femme throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Femme jabs at Wright 's body.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Femme throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright .
Wright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Femme works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Wright has Femme up against the cage in a clinch.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Femme's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Femme misses with a punch on the inside.
Femme lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wright .
Wright works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Femme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Femme scores with a nice hook to the head.
Femme struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Femme prevents a body shot from Wright .
A head punch on the inside from Femme fails to land.
Femme misses with the head strike.
Femme misses with a body punch.
Femme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wright tries a body shot but Femme blocks it.
Wright has Femme pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wright .
Femme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Femme wants to break the clinch but can't.
Femme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Femme can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Wright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Femme misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wright stalling in the clinch.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Femme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Femme working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Femme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Femme tries to break the clinch but Wright is controlling the position.
Femme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Femme misses with a straight right.
Femme misses with a right hand
and Wright counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Femme wants to break free but Wright has control.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Wright blocking some punches.
Femme working aggressively here.
Wright effectively controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Violent Femme dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Wright misses with a head kick.
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Femme's shoulder, as Femme tries to avoid the shot.
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Femme looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Femme looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Femme swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Femme throws a sloppy body shot
and Wright counters with a body kick that stops Femme in his tracks momentarily.
A jab from Femme does it's job there.
Femme lands a nice shot to the body.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Wright is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Femme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wright counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wright .
Femme misses with the head strike.
Wright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Femme misses with the head strike.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright blocking some punches.
Wright 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wright .
Wright lands a body shot.
Femme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Femme is trying to break the clinch but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Femme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Femme throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Femme. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright walks into a left hand.
Femme lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Femme lands with an overhand left.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Femme misses.
Wright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Femme just misses with a punch to the body.
Femme misses with a left hand
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Femme looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Femme looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Femme needs to keep his hands up - Wright had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme cracks Wright with an open hand slap.
Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Femme throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wright stalling against the cage.
Femme has a couple of punches blocked by Wright .
I was talking to Femme's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Femme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright 's elbow.
Femme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wright lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wright prevents a body shot from Femme.
Femme throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Femme's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Femme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Wright scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wright blocking some punches.
Cleon Wright seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Femme can't break the clinch.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Femme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Femme wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Femme tries to circle away but Wright has him pinned against the cage.
Cleon Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Femme breaks the clinch.
Femme swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Femme wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Femme.
Femme misses with a wild body shot.
Violent Femme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Femme with a jab.
Wright slips a straight right by Femme.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Violent Femme.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Femme, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Violent Femme!
Cleon Wright was interviewed post fight and said 'Hats off to mikie best manager in the game this can crusher is a bum im retiring cause ive got no chin in abit '.
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