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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Richer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Yap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yap has chosen Tubthumping as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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223 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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188 cm
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205 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Richer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Yap!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yap misses with an uppercut. Richer saw that one coming.
Richer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yap back to the cage. Richer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richer.
Yap throws a combination that misses
and Richer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Richer tries to clinch
and Yap counters with a nice body shot.
Richer tries to clinch up.
Richer feints a jab promting Yap to slip. Richer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yap slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Richer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yap counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richer tries to clinch but Yap is having none of it.
Richer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yap.
Yap throws the kick towards the body but Richer avoids it.
Richer misses with a double jab
and Yap connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yap tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Richer is able to avoid easily.
Richer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Richer coming out on top.
Yap fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yap tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Richer is able to avoid easily.
Richer moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yap backwards.
Yap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Richer blocks it with crossed arms.
Yap wants to get back to striking at distance but Richer won't allow it.
Richer breaks the clinch.
Richer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yap counters with a straight right hand.
Yap swats away the attempt to clinch by Richer.
Yap swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yap defending well as Richer loads up on a big left hand.
Richer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Yap lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yap.
Yap throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richer misses with a two punch combination.
Good work by Richer as he checks the leg kick.
Richer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yap counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Yap is predictable there
and Richer counters with a left and a right that stings Yap.
Richer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yap counters with a one-two to the body.
Jonathan Richer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richer lands with a straight right. Yap didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richer darts in trying to clinch
and Yap counters with a head kick that drops Richer!
Richer is rocked!
Yap trying to control but Richer is working from the bottom.
Oh Richer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richer seems to have got his legs back now.
Richer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yap postures up in Richer's guard and throws a big left but Richer blocks it.
Richer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Richer tries to get out of the position.
Yap scoring with punches to the head and body.
Richer is looking to sweep but instead, Yap has passed into half guard.
Richer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Richer keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yap wants to work for an arm triangle but Richer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yap seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Richer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yap performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Richer wants to control but Yap is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Richer tries to get to full guard but Yap has control of the leg.
Jay Yap has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Richer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yap circles away quickly and effectively.
Richer moves in looking to clinch but Yap pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Richer lands a jab-cross combination.
Richer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yap connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richer misses with a double jab.
Yap throws the left hand but Richer avoids the punch easily.
Yap walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Richer blocks a head kick by Yap.
Yap circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yap counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Richer. Those never looked like landing.
Richer moves into range and clinches up with Yap.
Yap's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yap throws a right hand that Richer ducks under and follows up with a left that Richer also avoids with ease.
Richer moves in looking to clinch but Yap pushes him off.
Yap tries to work over Richer's front leg with a kick but Richer checks it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richer misses with a double jab
and Yap counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richer throws an off balance right hand
and Yap counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yap tries to bum rush Richer with a series of wild strikes but Richer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richer misses with a few strikes there.
Yap digs a good hook to Richer's body.
Richer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yap counters with a nice body shot.
Richer is breathing heavily.
Richer tries to clinch up
and Yap counters with a stiff right hand.
Yap circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yap rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richer wants to clinch
and Yap counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Richer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Richer does no damage.
Richer misses with a body shot
and Yap counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yap will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yap throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Richer misses with the combination.
Yap misses with a low kick as Richer jumps back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yap.
Yap misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yap throws a right and a left that Richer avoids nicely.
Richer misses with a double jab
and Yap counters with a nice uppercut.
Yap tries to work over Richer's front leg with a kick but Richer checks it.
Yap slips a jab and a cross from Richer.
Richer darts in trying to clinch
letting Yap counter with a right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Yap misses.
Richer misses with a hook
and Yap counters with a stiff right hand.
Yap avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yap slips a jab and a cross from Richer.
Richer throws a combination that misses
and Yap counters with a series of strikes. Richer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Richer lands a jab-cross combination.
Richer throws a one two combo.
Richer misses with a combination
and Yap counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Richer throws a combination that misses
and Yap counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Richer lands with a shot to the body.
Richer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yap counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Yap.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yap misses with a looping left.
Yap circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yap counters with a straight right hand.
Richer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yap counters with a stiff right hand.
Richer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yap counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richer misses with a double jab
and Yap counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yap tries a head kick but it misses.
Yap misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yap circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richer slips a jab and a cross from Yap.
Richer forces Yap back against the cage and clinches.
Richer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Richer misses with a combination
enabling Yap to counter with a crisp jab.
Yap defending well as Richer loads up on a big left hand.
Richer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yap swats away the attempt to clinch by Richer.
Yap throws a wild body kick that Richer sees coming a mile off.
Richer swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Yap to counter with a crisp jab.
Richer looks to land a combination but Yap avoids it well.
Richer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yap connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yap swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richer throws a lazy right hand but Yap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yap takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yap tries to land a leg kick but Richer saw it coming and moves away.
Richer misses with a series of wild punches.
Richer throws a combination that misses
and Yap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yap lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Yap dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yap throws a head kick but Richer moves out of range.
Richer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yap lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Richer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Richer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yap jabs at Richer's body.
Richer throws a lazy uppercut
and Yap connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richer misses with a double jab
and Yap counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jay Yap seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Richer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Richer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yap misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Yap. Those never looked like landing.
Richer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richer misses with a combination
and Yap counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yap swats away the attempt to clinch by Richer.
Richer throws a shot from downtown. Yap moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yap looks for the body kick but Richer saw that one coming.
Yap throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Yap.
Richer stuns Yap with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A left and a right from Richer both land. Nice combination.
Richer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Richer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yap.
Yap swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Richer.
Richer digs a good hook to Yap's body.
Richer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yap counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yap throws a leg kick but Richer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yap throws a head kick that misses.
Richer lands with a cross.
Yap looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richer connects with a body shot that sends Yap's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Richer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Richer, as that shot connected.
Richer throws a combination that misses
and Yap counters with a series of strikes. Richer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Richer wants to clinch
and Yap counters with a series of strikes. Richer will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yap misses with a wild combination.
Richer misses with a combination
and Yap counters with a one-two to the body.
Yap drops his hands momentarily and Richer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Richer slips a jab and a cross from Yap.
Yap misses with a leg kick
and Richer counters with a series of strikes. Yap will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jonathan Richer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yap pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richer swinging wildly here.
Yap wants to land a leg kick but Richer is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richer cracks Yap with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Richer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yap counters with a two punch combo.
Yap takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Richer tries to clinch up
and Yap counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yap throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Richer to counter with a crisp jab.
Richer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Richer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yap counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yap on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Richer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yap manages to avoid it.
Richer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Yap counter with a right hand.
Yap throws a head kick that misses.
Richer misses the body punch
and Yap makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yap swinging wildly here.
Richer misses the body punch
and Yap counters with a one-two to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Richer scores with a four punch combination!
Richer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yap counters with a straight right hand.
Yap tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richer misses with a series of wild punches.
Richer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Richer.
Yap looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Richer throws a right and a left that Yap avoids nicely.
Yap throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yap counters with a series of strikes. Richer will be more careful next time no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Yap.
Richer looks to land a combination but Yap avoids it well.
Richer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yap counters with a left and a right that stings Richer.
Richer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yap counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yap counters with a series of strikes. Richer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Richer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yap missing with a left hand there. Richer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richer connects with a jab.
Yap misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Richer. Those never looked like landing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yap misses with a head kick.
Richer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yap counters with a left and a right that stings Richer.
Richer cracks Yap with a good jab.
Yap throws a low kick, looking for Richer's leg but Richer calmly moves out of range.
Yap misses with a two punch combination.
Richer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yap back to the cage. Richer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Richer misses with a double jab
and Yap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richer throws a right hand that misses
and Yap counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yap swats away the attempt to clinch by Richer.
Yap throws a solid leg kick but Richer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yap.
Yap throws a head kick that misses
and Richer counters with a one-two to the body.
Yap connects with a body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yap pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Richer throws a combination that misses
and Yap counters with a three punch combo that has Richer backing up. Richer nods at Yap to acknowledge the strikes.
Richer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yap.
Yap throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richer misses with a double jab
and Yap counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Richer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yap connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Richer misses its intended target.
Yap throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yap falls off balance throwing a combination
and Richer counters with a two punch combo.
Richer throws a nice looking combination but Yap bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Richer misses with a hook
and Yap counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Richer lands.
Yap lands a nice hook to Richer's body. Richer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Richer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yap rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richer takes the fight into the clinch.
Richer tries to break free but Yap pushes him back against the cage.
Richer is trying to force a seperation but Yap has the dominant position.
Richer prevents Yap from breaking the clinch.
Yap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yap looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Richer manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Yap misses.
Richer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yap counters with a two punch combo.
Yap rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richer lands with a shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Richer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick misses from Yap.
Richer wants to clinch but Yap slips to the side
and Richer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richer throws a series of punches but Yap moves out of range.
Richer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Richer misses with a double jab
and Yap counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yap looks to throw the jab but Richer is out of range.
Richer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richer misses with a combination
and Yap connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richer is looking to clinch.
Richer throws a lazy uppercut
and Yap counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Yap 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! This is the final round!
Yap tries a head kick but it misses.
Richer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yap counters with a two punch combo.
Richer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yap tries to work over Richer's front leg with a kick but Richer checks it.
Richer scores with a hook to the body. Yap takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Richer misses with a left hand
enabling Yap to counter with a crisp jab.
Richer digs a good body shot into Yap's ribs.
Richer throws a lazy uppercut
and Yap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richer tries to clinch up
and Yap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richer moves into the clinch successfully.
Richer manages to break the clinch.
Yap throws a sloppy head kick and Richer moves out of range easily.
Yap tries to bum rush Richer with a series of wild strikes but Richer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yap back to the cage. Richer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richer scores with a jab to the body.
Richer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richer dodges the punch combination from Yap.
Richer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yap counters with a nice uppercut.
Richer closes the distance but Yap moves to the side
enabling Yap to counter with a crisp jab.
Richer scores with a one two! Yap had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Richer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yap avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richer checks a low kick from Yap.
That's two 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.
Yap throws a head kick that misses.
Richer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yap counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Richer misses with a double jab
and Yap counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Richer loads up on a big right hand but Yap slips the punch.
A punch combination from Richer misses.
Richer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yap counters with a nice body shot.
Richer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yap counters with a nice uppercut.
Yap misses with a straight left.
Yap scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Richer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yap counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Richer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yap counters with a three punch combo that has Richer backing up. Richer nods at Yap to acknowledge the strikes.
Yap throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yap counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richer misses with a double jab
and Yap counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yap counters with a two punch combo.
Richer throws a body punch but Yap moves out of range.
A big right from Richer misses.
Richer throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Yap counter with a right hand.
Richer slips under a jab.
Richer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yap counters with a right hand to the body.
Richer misses with a double jab
and Yap counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richer misses with a lunging right hand
and Yap counters with a one-two to the body.
Richer throws a right hand that misses
and Yap counters with a two punch combo.
Yap fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yap misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yap counters with a nice uppercut.
Yap is looking to score with low kicks.
Richer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Yap.
Richer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richer connects with the punch.
Yap scores with a one two! Richer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Richer lands with an uppercut that bounces Yap off the cage and back into rage.
Richer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yap counters with a series of strikes. Richer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Richer throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Yap to counter with a crisp jab.
Yap pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richer avoids the head kick by Yap.
Yap walks into a left hand.
Richer wants to clinch.
Yap throws a series of punches but Richer moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yap takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yap keeps the fight on the outside.
Richer works Yap's body with a nice hook.
Richer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richer tests Yap's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richer fails to land with a series of punches.
Richer checks the leg kick nicely there.
A combination from Richer does no damage.
Richer throws a combination that misses
and Yap counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yap.
That's six 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.
Richer throws a combination that misses
and Yap counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Yap is predictable there
and Richer counters with a straight right hand.
Yap defending well as Richer loads up on a big left hand.
Richer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yap fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richer misses the jab.
Richer misses with a combination
and Yap counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Richer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yap.
Richer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Richer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yap stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Richer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yap counters with a left and a right that stings Richer.
Richer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Richer tries to clinch up
and Yap makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jonathan Richer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Richer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yap back to the cage. Richer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Richer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yap swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yap pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Richer.
Richer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richer doesn't manage to clinch there - Yap circles away.
Yap lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yap.
Richer misses with a right hand
and Yap counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Richer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yap counters with a two punch combo.
Yap blocks a jab.
Richer throws a right hand that misses
and Yap counters with a nice uppercut.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yap tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richer throws a good cross that connects.
Richer scores with the left hand. Yap knows he should have avoided that one.
Richer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yap counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richer thinking.
Yap misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Yap.
Yap throws a sloppy head kick
and Richer counters with a series of strikes. Yap will be more careful next time no doubt.
Richer fails to land with a series of punches.
Yap scores with a jab.
Richer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yap counters with a series of strikes. Richer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Richer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yap connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Richer scrambles back to his feet.
Richer throws a combination that misses
and Yap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yap counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Richer throws a poor cross that misses
and Yap counters with a series of strikes. Richer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Richer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yap counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yap misses with a body kick.
Yap feints a jab promting Richer to slip. Yap then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Richer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Richer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yap counters with a stiff right hand.
Richer dodges the punch combination from Yap.
Richer connects with a looping right hand.
Yap fails to land with a series of punches.
Richer falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Yap to counter with a crisp jab.
Jay Yap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yap counters with a left and a right that stings Richer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Yap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yap winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jay Yap!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jay Yap!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jay Yap!
Jay Yap wins by unanimous decision!
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