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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rey Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Cable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jericho comes to the cage accompanied by AR-Swift: Awesome God . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rey Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Cable!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cable looks to land a body kick but Jericho moved away.
Cable throws a body kick that misses.
Jericho scores with a jab. Cable acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jericho moves away from the strike by Cable.
Jericho shoots in but Cable avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jericho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jericho moves out of range of the body kick from Cable.
Cable thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jericho if he has to take too many more of those.
Jericho drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jericho tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Jericho seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jericho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cable keeps working.
Jericho misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jericho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cable, who protects the arm well.
Jericho scoring with punches and elbows.
Jericho is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho working the strikes but Cable uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jericho is trying to control. Cable wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jericho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jericho throwing shots but Cable is blocking nicely.
Jericho wants to take a breather but Cable is having none of it.
Jericho with the ground and pound but Cable uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jericho throwing strikes from guard but Cable blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cable is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jericho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jericho looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jericho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jericho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jericho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cable keeping moving, preventing Jericho from controlling successfully.
Jericho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jericho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cable is keeping the position for now.
Jericho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jericho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Jericho dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cable defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jericho.
Jericho moves out of range of the body kick from Cable.
Cable swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jericho counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cable!
Cable wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jericho.
Cable wants to control but Jericho is having none of it.
Jericho lands a big shot there that rocks Cable but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cable is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cable blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho throws some wild stikes that Cable manages to avoid easily.
Cable is bucking up trying to escape but Jericho cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jericho postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cable looks a forlorn figure.
Jericho lands a nice shot to the head.
Cable takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cable is bucking up trying to escape but Jericho cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jericho landing strikes from the mount and Cable is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho punching from mount but Cable doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jericho with the ground and pound from mount.
Jericho landing punches.
Jericho looking to finish Cable with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cable!
Jericho lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jericho looking to land elbow strikes but Cable uses the position to regain half guard.
Cable blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jericho.
Rey Jericho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho throwing shots but Cable is blocking nicely.
Jericho winds up and cracks Cable with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cable has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jericho is working away from the top position though.
Jericho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cable avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jericho.
Jericho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cable keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jericho misses with a head shot. Cable uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jericho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cable works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jericho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cable can do to turn this around?
Jericho wants to pass the guard but Cable is keeping the position.
Jericho throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jericho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Jericho dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cable ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jericho moves away.
Cable throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cable misses with a body kick.
Jericho looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cable!
Jericho throwing strikes here but Cable is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jericho lands a big shot there that rocks Cable but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cable avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jericho.
Jericho working for a submission but Cable is keeping him at bay.
Jericho with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho looking to finish with strikes here!
Cable is in a horrible position here. Jericho smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jericho with the ground and pound from mount.
Jericho connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cable tries to lock up and control but Jericho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jericho throwing strikes here but Cable is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jericho unloads with some shots from mount but Cable bucks and avoids them well.
Jericho throwing strikes but Cable recovers to half guard. A much better position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cable is looking for a sweep. Jericho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cable is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cable is trying to control but can't.
Cable takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jericho lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Jericho.
Jericho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cable taking some punishment here, with Jericho in his half guard.
Jericho is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jericho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cable is looking to control Jericho's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cable avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rey Jericho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jericho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sean Cable has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jericho with the ground and pound but Cable uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jericho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cable working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jericho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rey Jericho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jericho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rey Jericho!
A relieved looking Rey Jericho thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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