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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kha Ri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Clothesoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
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190 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kha Ri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Clothesoff!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clothesoff misses the jab.
Ri misses with a body shot.
Ri misses with a few strikes there.
Ri drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kha Ri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ri moves out of range as Clothesoff strikes.
Ri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clothesoff manages to avoid it.
Clothesoff cracks a nice hook into Ri's ribs.
Ri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clothesoff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some wild striking there from Ri.
Ri throws a head kick that misses.
Ri throws a body punch but Clothesoff moves out of range.
Clothesoff moves into the clinch.
Ri gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clothesoff.
Ri blocking some punches.
Ri throws a head punch that misses.
Clothesoff misses with the head strike.
Ri is looking to control Clothesoff's arms but Clothesoff gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ri has his back to the cage.
Clothesoff throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clothesoff misses with some punches.
Ri lands with a right to the head.
Ri works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clothesoff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Clothesoff fails to land.
Clothesoff working aggressively here.
Clothesoff drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ri pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ri misses with a series of wild punches.
Ri swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clothesoff counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ri keeping moving, preventing Clothesoff from controlling successfully.
Ri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clothesoff with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clothesoff won't allow Ri to sweep him here.
Ri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clothesoff looking to pass the guard.
Clothesoff won't allow Ri to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Clothesoff slips a straight right by Ri.
Ri loads up on a big right hand but Clothesoff slips the punch.
Clothesoff misses with a few strikes there.
Clothesoff finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Clothesoff takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ri moves out of range as Clothesoff strikes.
Clothesoff scores with a punch to the head.
Clothesoff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Clothesoff scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clothesoff throws an overhand right that lands on Ri's shoulder, as Ri tries to avoid the shot.
Ri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clothesoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ri throws a jab but it's blocked by Clothesoff.
Clothesoff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clothesoff throws an overhand right that lands on Ri's shoulder, as Ri tries to avoid the shot.
Ri scores with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ri.
Nice jab there from Ri.
A jab from Clothesoff misses.
Clothesoff throws a lazy right hand but Ri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clothesoff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ri takes a swing at Clothesoff's ribcage but misses.
Clothesoff shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ri might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clothesoff pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Clothesoff trying to control but Ri is having none of it.
Clothesoff is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ri is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clothesoff throws some wild stikes that Ri manages to avoid easily.
Clothesoff jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ri is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ri and Clothesoff has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ri sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ri wants to improve his position but Clothesoff is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clothesoff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clothesoff throwing shots but Ri is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oliver Clothesoff will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clothesoff jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clothesoff.
Ri avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Clothesoff shoots in for a double leg but Ri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ri takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clothesoff wants to slow Ri down by chopping away at his legs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clothesoff.
Clothesoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ri misses the shot to the body.
Ri swats away the attempt to clinch by Clothesoff.
Clothesoff closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ri is trying to stand up here but Clothesoff is controlling him well.
Ri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clothesoff is keen to just control but Ri is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clothesoff trying to mount his opponent but Ri defends it.
Clothesoff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clothesoff is working for a kimura but Ri is defending it quite comfortably.
Clothesoff frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Clothesoff breaks from Ri's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ri avoids a series of strikes thrown by Clothesoff.
Clothesoff wants to control the pace but Ri is squirming around nicely.
Ri wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ri is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Clothesoff is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ri can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Clothesoff lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ri hang on?
Clothesoff landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ri prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Clothesoff trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clothesoff throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ri because Clothesoff loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ri is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Clothesoff trying to control but Ri is having none of it.
Ri tries to lock up and control but Clothesoff gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Clothesoff jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ri is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ri and Clothesoff has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ri prevents Clothesoff from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ri is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Clothesoff asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ri tries to buck Clothesoff off but Clothesoff is having none of it.
Clothesoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ri keeps working.
Ri pushes Clothesoff away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Clothesoff gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Clothesoff working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ri is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ri is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Ri is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Clothesoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clothesoff manages to avoid it.
Ri throws a hook but Clothesoff blocks it.
Ri cracks Clothesoff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ri avoids the body shot from Clothesoff.
Ri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clothesoff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clothesoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ri connects with a body shot.
Ri misses with a hook to the body
and Clothesoff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Ri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Clothesoff scores with a jab. Ri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clothesoff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliver Clothesoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clothesoff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ri throws a solid leg kick but Clothesoff takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ri.
Ri throws a right and a left that Clothesoff avoids nicely.
Ri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clothesoff throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Clothesoff coming out on top.
Kha Ri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ri scores with a jab to the body.
Clothesoff lands the left hand.
Ri is looking to wear down Clothesoff with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some wild striking there from Clothesoff.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clothesoff checks a leg kick.
Clothesoff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Clothesoff.
Ri checks a low kick from Clothesoff.
Ri fails to land with a series of punches.
Ri misses with a double jab.
Clothesoff moves in looking to clinch but Ri pushes him off.
Clothesoff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ri.
Clothesoff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ri misses with a body shot.
Clothesoff looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clothesoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ri looks to land a left hand but Clothesoff moved out of range nicely.
Clothesoff lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oliver Clothesoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff loads up on a big right hand but Ri slips the punch.
Ri misses with a low kick as Clothesoff jumps back.
Clothesoff misses with a looping left.
Clothesoff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Clothesoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clothesoff checks a low kick from Ri.
Ri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clothesoff counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right handed body shot lands from Ri.
Clothesoff tries to work over Ri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ri cracks Clothesoff with a nice body shot.
Clothesoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clothesoff.
Clothesoff has a couple of punches blocked by Ri.
Clothesoff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ri's elbow.
Clothesoff wants a takedown but no success here.
Ri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clothesoff misses with a punch on the inside.
Ri stalling in the clinch but Clothesoff improves position.
Nice body punch from Ri - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clothesoff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clothesoff has a couple of punches blocked by Ri.
Kha Ri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ri misses with a combination
and Clothesoff counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clothesoff misses with a punch on the inside.
Clothesoff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A shot in the inside from Ri.
Ri working hard to break the clinch.
Ri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ri lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Ri on the inside.
A short right from Ri on the inside.
Ri prevents a takedown attempt there.
Still in the clinch, Ri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clothesoff has him pressed against the cage.
Ri gets through Clothesoff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Ri.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ri.
Nice body punch from Ri.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ri.
A left hand lands to the body for Ri.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ri.
Ri just leaning against Clothesoff, taking a breather.
Ri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clothesoffs head.
Clothesoff is rocked!
Ri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clothesoff is still on wobbly legs! Can Ri finish him?
Ri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clothesoff or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Ri.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Ri.
Clothesoff seems to have recovered his senses.
Ri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ri lands a nice shot to the body.
Ri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ri stalling in the clinch.
Ri cracks Clothesoff with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Ri.
Kha Ri has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ri.
Ri lands a right hand.
Clothesoff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ri taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Ri.
Ri scores with a shoulder strike.
Ri dodges an elbow strike from Clothesoff.
A head punch on the inside from Clothesoff fails to land.
Ri lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clothesoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ri is leaning against Clothesoff and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ri.
Ri pushes Clothesoff back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kha Ri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clothesoff has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Clothesoff!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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