PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perry Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox comes to the cage accompanied by Solitaire Unraveling. Ripgut is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Abominable Putridity - Throat Fisting Abortion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cox
vs
Ripgut

190 cm
26
265 lbs
16 - 8 - 2

190 cm
26
225 lbs
13 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Perry Cox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ripgut!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox misses with a body shot.
Cox misses with a left hand

so Ripgut counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Ripgut stands up and waves to Cox to follow him.
Ripgut on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cox throws a hook but Ripgut avoids it easily.
Cox misses with a lunging right hand

and Ripgut counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ripgut decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cox swings away with a body shot that misses

and Ripgut counters with a shoot takedown. Cox fights it but they end up in guard.
Ripgut controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ripgut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cox swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ripgut stands up from Cox's guard - Ripgut perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripgut tries to clinch up
and Cox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ripgut moves away.
Cox missing with a left hand there. Ripgut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cox thuds a left hand into Ripgut's body.
Cox missing with a left hand there. Ripgut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Ripgut.
Cox throws a body punch but Ripgut moves out of range.
Cox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ripgut counters with a good, hard body kick but Cox shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cox misses with a hook.
Cox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ripgut was well out of range. Poor timing from Cox.
Cox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ripgut counters with a nice leg kick.
Ripgut scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ripgut throws a big shot that misses.
Ripgut lands a head kick!
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
Cox misses with a double jab
and Ripgut counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut doesn't manage to clinch there - Cox circles away.
Cox misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Ripgut to counter with a crisp jab.
Ripgut delivers a nice body kick.
Cox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ripgut counters with a thumping low kick.
Cox is breathing heavily.
Ripgut thuds a left hand into Cox's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ripgut tries a head kick but it misses.
Ripgut is looking to clinch but Cox is avoiding it.
Cox misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ripgut can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut lands with a kick to the ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ripgut.
Cox is looking to wear down Ripgut with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Ripgut closes the distance and clinches.
Ripgut lands a nice uppercut.
Ripgut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ripgut throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cox takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cox throws a head punch that misses.
Ripgut lands an elbow just above Cox 's eye.
Cox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ripgut landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ripgut lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ripgut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cox tries to circle away but Ripgut has him pinned against the cage.
Ripgut lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cox backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Ripgut dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cox walks into a left hand.

Ripgut gets a clinch.
Ripgut trying to control the position but instead, Cox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ripgut into the cage.
Cox has had enough of the clinch but Ripgut keeps him there for the moment.
Cox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ripgut missing with knees to the body.
Cox has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ripgut avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ripgut crunches a lovely knee into Cox's ribcage.
Ripgut lands a damaging elbow.
Ripgut effectively controlling the action here.
Cox blocks the elbow strike.
Ripgut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cox is defending well for now.
Cox can't find room to land a body shot as Ripgut controls the action.
Cox avoiding damage as Ripgut throws knees to the body.
Cox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cox misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ripgut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cox.
Ripgut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cox has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ripgut is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ripgut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cox is defending well for now.
Ripgut keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cox's efforts to push away.
Ripgut has Cox pressed against the cage, preventing Cox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ripgut stalling in the clinch.
Ripgut lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cox takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ripgut lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cox or not.
Ripgut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ripgut lands a nice knee to the body.
Ripgut has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cox wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perry Cox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Ripgut.
Ripgut trying to land knees to the body.
Ripgut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cox takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ripgut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cox's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ripgut.
Ripgut tries to land knees in the clinch but Cox avoids the damage to the body.
Ripgut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ripgut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ripgut lands a nice elbow.
Ripgut lands a good knee to the midsection. Cox won't want to take too many of those.
Cox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ripgut lands an elbow just above Cox 's eye.
Ripgut tries to land knees in the clinch but Cox avoids the damage to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ripgut. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ripgut lands an elbow that stopped Cox in his tracks for a moment.
Cox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ripgut landing knees to the body.
Cox takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right handed body shot lands from Ripgut.
Ripgut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cox's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ripgut.
Ripgut stalls.
Sean Ripgut seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ripgut.
Ripgut missing with knees to the body.
Ripgut throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ripgut lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ripgut is pressed up against the cage. Cox has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ripgut down to the mat. Ripgut avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ripgut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ripgut tries to clinch up.
Cox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ripgut counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ripgut stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cox.
Cox misses the body punch

and Ripgut moves into the clinch.
Cox gets through Ripgut's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ripgut prevents Cox from breaking the clinch.
Ripgut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cox avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Ripgut.
Ripgut trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Ripgut.
Ripgut working Cox over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ripgut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ripgut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ripgut lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ripgut lands a good knee to the midsection. Cox won't want to take too many of those.
Ripgut working Cox over with knees to the body.
Ripgut tries to land knees in the clinch but Cox avoids the damage to the body.
Ripgut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ripgut.
Cox takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ripgut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ripgut scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Ripgut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ripgut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cox throws a poor cross that misses
and Ripgut counters with a thumping low kick.
Ripgut lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cox's sensitive parts.
Ripgut jabs Cox right on the nose. Cox blinks but takes it well.
Cox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ripgut makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ripgut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ripgut smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ripgut darts in and clinches Cox up against the cage.
Ripgut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cox avoids it.
Cox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ripgut's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox is trying to break the clinch but Ripgut has him pressed against the cage.
Cox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ripgut stalls.
Cox is trying to break free.
Ripgut lands a nice knee to the body.
Cox dodges an elbow strike from Ripgut.
Ripgut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cox avoids it.
Cox managing to block the knees to the body from Ripgut.
Ripgut lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cox or not.
Ripgut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cox tries a body shot but Ripgut blocks it.
Ripgut works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ripgut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ripgut lands a nice elbow.
Cox takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Ripgut.
Ripgut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripgut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cox is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cox trying to stall but Ripgut improves his position.
Ripgut softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ripgut.
Cox is trying to push Ripgut away but Ripgut has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ripgut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ripgut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cox.
Nice body punch from Cox - that landed with a thud.
Knees to the body from Ripgut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ripgut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cox's brow.
Ripgut missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ripgut obliges.
Ripgut crunches a lovely knee into Cox's ribcage.
Ripgut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ripgut obliges.
Knees to the body from Ripgut.
Ripgut is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox avoiding damage as Ripgut throws knees to the body.
Cox lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ripgut.
Cox can't find room to land a body shot as Ripgut controls the action.
Cox lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ripgut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cox avoids it.
Cox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ripgut stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ripgut crunches a lovely knee into Cox's ribcage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ripgut throws an elbow but misses.
Cox being controlled against the cage.
Cox avoiding damage as Ripgut throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ripgut.
Ripgut landing knees to the body.
Ripgut stalling in the clinch.
Cox wants to break free but Ripgut has control.
Ripgut lands an elbow just above Cox 's eye.
Ripgut tries to land knees in the clinch but Cox avoids the damage to the body.
Ripgut dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cox takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ripgut is trying to maintain a safe position but Cox gets an underhook and turns Ripgut into the cage.
Cox managing to block the knees to the body from Ripgut.
Ripgut is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ripgut's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Cox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cox managing to block the knees to the body from Ripgut.
Cox working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Ripgut really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ripgut makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cox misses with a leg kick

and Ripgut moves into the clinch.
Ripgut lands an elbow that stopped Cox in his tracks for a moment.
Cox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cox blocks an elbow strike.
Cox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ripgut backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ripgut.
Ripgut has Cox pressed against the cage, preventing Cox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ripgut leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ripgut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ripgut is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cox managing to block the knees to the body from Ripgut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripgut lands an elbow inside that Cox shrugs off.
Cox is trying to break the clinch but Ripgut is controlling him.
Ripgut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ripgut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Perry Cox has been cut.
Cox takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ripgut just leaning against Cox, taking a breather.
Ripgut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ripgut lands an elbow inside that Cox shrugs off.
Ripgut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ripgut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ripgut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ripgut stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cox takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ripgut.
Stalling in the clinch from Ripgut.
Cox is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ripgut pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ripgut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ripgut - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ripgut missing with knees to the body.

Cox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ripgut counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sean Ripgut seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cox misses the body punch
and Ripgut counters with a body kick that stops Cox in his tracks momentarily.
Cox misses with a shot to the body

and Ripgut counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Ripgut - that landed with a thud.
Ripgut lands an elbow inside that Cox shrugs off.
Ripgut throws an elbow that misses.
Ripgut missing with knees to the body.
Ripgut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ripgut lands a knee to the body.
Cox will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ripgut.
Ripgut scores a nice knee to the body.
Ripgut lands a nice knee to the body.
Ripgut works on Cox's body with a couple of short punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ripgut obliges.
Ripgut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ripgut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cox.
Ripgut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ripgut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ripgut lands an elbow just above Cox 's eye.
Ripgut stalls.
Cox misses with a punch to the body.
Ripgut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ripgut tries to land knees in the clinch but Cox avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut crunches a lovely knee into Cox's ribcage.
Ripgut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ripgut lands a damaging elbow.
Ripgut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cox's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ripgut obliges.
Ripgut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ripgut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cox takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ripgut.
Ripgut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cox avoids it.
Ripgut lands a good knee to the midsection. Cox won't want to take too many of those.
Cox avoiding damage as Ripgut throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ripgut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cox fails to land.
Ripgut tries to land knees in the clinch but Cox avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Ripgut dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Perry Cox's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cox misses with a hook

and Ripgut moves into the clinch.
Cox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cox working aggressively here.
Cox managing to block the knees to the body from Ripgut.
A nice left hand lands by Cox.
Cox working hard to break the clinch.
Ripgut missing with knees to the body.
Cox trying to stall but Ripgut improves his position.
Ripgut missing with knees to the body.
Cox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripgut tries to land knees in the clinch but Cox avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cox wants to break free but Ripgut has control.
Ripgut trying to stall but Cox improves his position.
Cox misses with the head strike.
Ripgut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox managing to block the knees to the body from Ripgut.

Cox manages to break the clinch.
Cox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ripgut counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cox misses with a hook

and Ripgut counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ripgut missing with knees to the body.
Cox is looking to break free of the clinch but Ripgut has double underhooks.

Cox gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ripgut has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ripgut tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cox looking to pass the guard.
Ripgut seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cox sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ripgut misses the jab.
A shot to the body from Cox misses
and Ripgut counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cox's knee momentarily.
Ripgut scores with a kick to the body.
Cox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ripgut can pounce on him.
Ripgut thuds his shin into the meat of Cox's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ripgut - that will leave a mark!
Ripgut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ripgut counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cox misses with a left hand
and Ripgut counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ripgut chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ripgut misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ripgut.
A head kick from Ripgut lands but Cox takes it in his stride.
Ripgut thumps Cox with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ripgut does no damage.
Ripgut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ripgut thumps Cox with a low kick.
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!
Cox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ripgut. That's going to slow Cox down.
Ripgut tries to clinch up but Cox circles away and keeps his distance.
Ripgut attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ripgut moves into the clinch.
Perry Cox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ripgut lands an elbow that stopped Cox in his tracks for a moment.
Cox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ripgut's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Ripgut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ripgut has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 42:50
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 42:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 42:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Ripgut! Sean Ripgut retains his heavyweight title!