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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Neville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ricky Neville has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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189 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Neville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neville looks to land a combination but Ripper avoids it well.
Ripper moves into the clinch.
Neville's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neville misses with a few strikes there.
Neville throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neville throws a combination. Ripper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Jack Ripper has been cut.
Neville lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ripper circles away quickly and effectively.
Ripper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neville lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ripper circles away quickly and effectively.
Neville looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neville displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ripper throws out the jab.
A head kick from Ripper lands but Neville takes it in his stride.
Ripper tries to clinch up but Neville circles away and keeps his distance.
Ripper fails to land with a series of punches.
Ripper misses with a body shot.
Jack Ripper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ripper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Neville counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ripper looks to land a body kick but Neville moved away.
Neville misses with a wild combination.
Neville throws a series of punches but Ripper avoids them all with ease.
Neville keeps the fight on the outside.
Neville lands with a hook. Ripper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab from Neville.
Ripper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Neville counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ripper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ripper!
A combination from Neville does no damage.
Neville throws a right and a left that Ripper avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Ripper misses.
Ripper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Neville's waist but Neville gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ripper off to one side.
Neville misses with a double jab
and Ripper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Neville preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ripper forces his way into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripper misses with a head shot. Neville uses the momentum to regain guard.
Neville knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ripper on the ground.
Ripper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper throwing strikes from guard but Neville blocks nicely.
Ripper is working Neville over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ripper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ripper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ripper looks gassed!
Ripper misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ripper wants to stand but Neville has his arm trapped.
The ground and pound from Ripper seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Neville is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Neville throws Ripper to one side and escapes!
Neville lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ripper backs up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ricky Neville will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Ripper's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Neville fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ripper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ripper misses with a double jab
and Neville counters with a left and a right that stings Ripper.
Ricky Neville is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neville lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ripper circles away quickly and effectively.
Ripper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Neville counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neville throws a nice looking combination but Ripper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neville falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ripper counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Neville!
Ripper throws some wild stikes that Neville manages to avoid easily.
Ripper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ripper is breathing heavily.
Neville wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper wants to control the pace but Neville is squirming around nicely.
Ripper looking to ground and pound but Neville is blocking nicely.
Neville might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ripper thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ripper thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ripper thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neville squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Neville holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ripper tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ripper is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Neville can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ripper unloads with some shots from mount but Neville bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neville is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Ripper punching from mount but Neville doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ripper unloads with some shots from mount but Neville bucks and avoids them well.
Ripper misses with a head shot.
Ripper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ripper punching from mount but Neville doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Neville is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ripper looking to finish with strikes here!
Neville is trying to stand.
Ripper throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Neville blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neville is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Ripper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Ripper's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ripper throws a push kick but Neville slaps the foot to one side.
Neville ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ripper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Neville as he avoids it easily.
Ripper misses with a combination
and Neville counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Neville throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neville misses with a combination
and Ripper counters with a stiff right hand.
Ripper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Neville counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Neville keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Neville misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ripper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neville throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neville swinging wildly here.
A shot to the liver by Neville. Beautiful body shot.
Neville scores with a sloppy right hand. Ripper should have avoided that one.
Neville lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Neville.
Neville throws a series of punches but Ripper moves out of range.
Ripper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ripper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Neville lands a right hook to the body.
Ricky Neville is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neville misses with a body kick.
Neville misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neville moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ripper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ripper is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Neville.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neville goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Neville misses with a two punch combination.
Neville throws a combination. Ripper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That has opened up Jack Ripper's cut even more.
Neville jabs at Ripper's body.
Neville misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Neville.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neville misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neville thuds a left hand into Ripper's body.
A right-left combo lands from Neville.
Neville scores with a nice head shot.
Neville throws a series of punches but Ripper avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Neville.
Neville misses with a series of wild punches.
Neville throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neville scores with a hook.
Neville looks to land a combination. Ripper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ripper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Neville throws a series of punches but Ripper moves out of range.
Neville misses with a double jab.
Neville fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ripper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Neville scores with a punch to the head.
Neville misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ripper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Neville counters with a series of strikes. Ripper will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neville tries to land a front kick but Ripper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ripper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Neville showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Neville 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Neville!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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