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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jovany Fisher (ranked 3644 p4p, 2868 weight class) and Braeden Beasley (ranked 400 p4p, 336 weight class). Jovany Fisher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 cm 25 182 1 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm 18 170 0 - 1 - 0 |
Solid Muay Thai Granite chin
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Excellent boxer Powerful
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jovany Fisher! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braeden Beasley! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fisher tries to keep at a distance but Beasley has taken the fight into the clinch. Beasley is looking to break free of the clinch but Fisher has double underhooks. Beasley tries to break free but Fisher pushes him back against the ropes. Beasley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Fisher has been working on his boxing with his coaches at NO PAIN NO GAIN!!! in the buildup to the fight. Beasley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Fisher fails to land with a series of punches.
Fisher throws a head kick that misses. Fisher tries a low kick but Beasley avoids it. Fisher moves into range and clinches up with Beasley. Fisher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beasley's efforts to push away. Fisher throws a punch but it's blocked by Beasley. Fisher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Donk. Fisher catches Beasley right on the button with a cross. Beasley gets in close and instigates a clinch. Fisher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fisher lands a left hand.
Beasley tries to break the clinch but Fisher is controlling the position. A nice left hand lands by Fisher.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fisher dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes. Beasley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Beasley is looking to break free of the clinch but Fisher has double underhooks. Fisher lands on the inside with an uppercut. Fisher lands a hook to the side of the head. Beasley has had enough of the clinch but Fisher keeps him there for the moment. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fisher. Beasley tries to break free but Fisher pushes him back against the ropes. Fisher scores with a nice hook to the head. Beasley is trying to break free. Fisher is working Beasley over against the ropes. Fisher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Beasley is trying to push Fisher away but Fisher has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Fisher digs a right hand underneath Beasley's ribcage. Beasley let out a lung full of air as it connected. Fisher lands with a light punch inside. Fisher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Nice body punch from Beasley. Beasley misses with a double jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Fisher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A punch combination from Beasley misses. Beasley lands a two punch combo.
Fisher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beasley. Fisher misses with a double jab.
Beasley unleashes a big counter combination but Fisher bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Jovany Fisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Left hook, right uppercut from Beasley. Nice straight punches there by Fisher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fisher. Beasley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fisher. Fisher circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Fisher lands with a good body shot. Fisher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Beasley looks to land a left hand but Fisher moved out of range nicely. As Beasley looks to move away, Fisher throws a big counter combo but Beasley just gets out of the way. Beasley misses with a double jab.
Fisher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fisher throws a quick counter kick to the body but Beasley avoids it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fisher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fisher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fisher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Fisher throws an overhand right that lands on Beasley's shoulder, as Beasley tries to avoid the shot. Beasley throws a counter combo. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jovany Fisher will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Beasley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fisher circles away quickly and effectively. An attempted straight right counter from Fisher misses the target. Fisher thumps Beasley with a low kick. Fisher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Beasley drives through and clinches with Fisher against the ropes.
Beasley is trying to break the clinch but Fisher has him pressed against the ropes. Beasley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Fisher taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Beasley wants to get back to striking at distance but Fisher won't allow it.
Fisher breaks from the clinch.
Beasley closes the distance and clinches. Fisher breaks from the clinch.
Beasley lands a slapping body shot.
Fisher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Fisher slips a jab and a cross from Beasley.
It looked like Fisher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Beasley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily. This has been an exciting period of action! Fisher connects with a body shot that sends Beasley's belly button to the back. Beasley swings widly with a right hand
and Fisher counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Jovany Fisher has scored more points in the clinch so far. Beasley is looking to break free of the clinch but Fisher has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Beasley wants to break free but Fisher has control.
Fisher keeps control of Beasley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Beasley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Beasley is trying to break the clinch but Fisher is controlling him. Beasley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Beasley working hard to break the clinch. Fisher lands with a right to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Beasley. A shot in the inside from Fisher. Fisher lands a body punch in the clinch. Fisher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beasley backwards. Beasley prevents a body shot from Fisher. Fisher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beasley throws a series of punches but Fisher avoids them all with ease. Beasley jabs at Fisher's body. Beasley misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fisher looks for the body kick but Beasley saw that one coming. A combination from Fisher does no damage. Fisher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beasley has time to react. Beasley dips down and scores with a jab to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Beasley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beasley with a jab. Beasley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fisher cracks Beasley with an open hand slap. A decent looking cross lands there for Beasley. Fisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beasley misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely. Beasley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Beasley looks to land a combination but Fisher avoids it well. Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Beasley. Beasley misses with a double jab.
Fisher throws a big counter combination but Beasley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Beasley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fisher counters with a leg kick. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Braeden Beasley will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round! Beasley dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Fisher scores with a punch to the head. Fisher throws a head kick but Beasley moves out of range.
Beasley has Fisher up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fisher can't find room to land a body shot as Beasley controls the action.
Beasley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Beasley is trying to break free. Beasley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Fisher connects with a single shot there. Braeden Beasley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Beasley throws a series of punches but Fisher moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fisher misses with a two punch combination.
Beasley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fisher throws a right and a left that both miss. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fisher throws a shot from downtown. Beasley moves away and avoids it. Beasley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beasley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beasley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round. Beasley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
Beasley is looking for the big counter here. Beasley clinches up with Fisher and pushes him back against the ropes. Fisher struggles to land a body shot inside as Beasley controls his hands.
Fisher manages to break the clinch.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beasley moves away. Beasley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Beasley throws a right and a left that both miss. Fisher connects with a leg kick. A punch combination from Fisher misses. Fisher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Fisher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fisher connects with a jab. A big right from Fisher misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Beasley!
This has been an exciting period of action! The fight moves into the clinch position. Fisher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fisher stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Beasley is trying to break the clinch but Fisher has him pressed against the ropes. Fisher working some nice short punches in the clinch. Fisher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Fisher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fisher pressing his opponent against the ropes. Fisher breaks the clinch.
Beasley throws a series of strikes that have Fisher backpedaling.
Beasley swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight! Jovany Fisher showed his dominance in that final round. I think Fisher 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jovany Fisher!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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