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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jordan Wilkinson (ranked 5103 p4p, 459 weight class) and Yajson Rram (ranked 5161 p4p, 462 weight class). Yajson Rram has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 cm
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153 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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164 cm
20
143 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Wilkinson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yajson Rram! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wilkinson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Wilkinson lands with a good body shot. Wilkinson misses with an uppercut. Wilkinson misses the jab. Wilkinson darts in trying to clinch and Rram counters with a left to the body. Rram circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilkinson misses with a hook. Rram ducked under it nicely. Wilkinson throws out a powerful jab. Rram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkinson scores with a nice head shot. Wilkinson with a jab. Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilkinson. Rram throws a big shot that misses. Wilkinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rram. Rram moves out of range as Wilkinson strikes. Wilkinson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wilkinson throws a lazy right hand but Rram sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Rram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkinson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rram misses with a body shot.
Rram scores with a jab to the jaw. Rram is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wilkinson rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wilkinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rram sees it coming and avoids it easily. Rram just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson with a body punch. A glancing blow. Wilkinson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight. Rram misses with an uppercut. Wilkinson saw that one coming. Wilkinson is looking to counter punch. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Rram throws a looping overhand right but Wilkinson ducks down to avoid it. Wilkinson misses with a leg kick. Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Wilkinson punishes Rram's body with a nice straight punch. Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilkinson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Wilkinson looks to land a right hand but Rram moved out of range. Wilkinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Wilkinson does a little dance to reset his feet. Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilkinson manages to avoid it. Rram throws a lazy right hand but Wilkinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Rram scores with a three punch combo!
Wilkinson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wilkinson throws an overhand right that lands on Rram's shoulder, as Rram tries to avoid the shot. Wilkinson moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wilkinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Rram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Rram takes one on the button. Wilkinson throws a jab when Rram was well out of range. Rram throws a counter combo. Wilkinson throws a jab when Rram was well out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Wilkinson does a little dance to reset his feet. Rram takes one to the side of the head.
Rram is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Wilkinson throws a nice looking combination but Rram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Wilkinson misses with a shot to the body letting Rram counter with a right hand. A big right from Rram misses. Wilkinson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. An inside leg kick lands from Wilkinson. Wilkinson lands with a nice combination. Rram backs away looking to recover. Rram moves out of range of the strikes. Wilkinson clinches up against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rram blocks a body shot from Wilkinson. Wilkinson digs a right hand into Rram's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rram's gas tank. Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rram manages to break the clinch.
Rram takes a swing at Wilkinson's ribcage but misses. An attempted straight right counter from Wilkinson misses the target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Wilkinson dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rram slips a jab from Wilkinson. A cross from Wilkinson lands. Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilkinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilkinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram. Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wilkinson lands a lovely overhand right. Wilkinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rram can do to turn this around? Rram loads up on a big right hand but Wilkinson slips the punch. Wilkinson defending well as Rram loads up on a big left hand. Rram gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilkinson. Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilkinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rram manages to avoid it. Rram looks to land a left hand but Wilkinson moved out of range nicely. Jab by Wilkinson. Rram takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. 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! Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Rram tries to keep at a distance but Wilkinson has taken the fight into the clinch. Wilkinson breaks from the clinch.
Wilkinson cracks Rram with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Rram moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wilkinson scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Rram misses with an uppercut. Wilkinson saw that one coming. Wilkinson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Rram 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. Wilkinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram misses with an uppercut. Rram drops his hands momentarily and Wilkinson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Rram slips a jab from Wilkinson. Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Rram moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Wilkinson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Wilkinson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilkinson moves away. Rram misses with a left hand and Wilkinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rram throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Rram drops his hands momentarily and Wilkinson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Wilkinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilkinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Wilkinson lands with a good body shot. Jordan Wilkinson is winning the standup battle so far. A combination from Rram does no damage. Wilkinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wilkinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Rram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rram throws the left hand but Wilkinson avoids the punch easily. Wilkinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rram. Rram misses the shot to the body. Wilkinson lands with a nice body punch. Rram 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. Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilkinson moves away. Rram has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rram there as he acknowledges the shot. Rram looks to land a right hand but Wilkinson moved out of range. Wilkinson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Wilkinson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rram. Wilkinson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wilkinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rram. Wilkinson drives through and clinches with Rram against the cage.
Wilkinson cracks Rram with a nice body shot. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wilkinson lands with a short shot to the head. Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkinson breaks the clinch.
Wilkinson throws a hook but Rram blocks it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Wilkinson dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Wilkinson. Rram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilkinson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Rram misses the jab. Rram lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wilkinson backs up against the cage.
Nice defenses there by Wilkinson. Wilkinson scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilkinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Wilkinson scores with a hook. Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Rram has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Rram slips under a jab. Wilkinson tries to clinch up. Wilkinson misses with a looping left. Wilkinson tries to clinch there but Rram circles away.
A little jabbing left from Rram on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Rram throws a series of punches but Wilkinson moves out of range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rram just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Rram looks to land a combination but Wilkinson avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rram throws a nice looking combination but Wilkinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Rram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilkinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Wilkinson tries to clinch up but Rram circles away and keeps his distance. Wilkinson jabs at Rram's body. Wilkinson with a hook. Wilkinson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rram has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilkinson swings for the body but Rram moves out of range.
Rram looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilkinson misses with a looping right. Wilkinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Rram is looking for the big counter here. Wilkinson cracks Rram with an open hand slap. Wilkinson lands with an overhand left. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A big right from Rram misses. Wilkinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wilkinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rram.
Rram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilkinson. Wilkinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rram.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wilkinson throws a series of strikes that have Rram backpedaling.
Rram throws a body punch but Wilkinson moves out of range. Wilkinson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rram's calf. Wilkinson misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Wilkinson misses. Wilkinson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Rram checks a low kick from Wilkinson. Rram moves forwards but Wilkinson connects with a nice, crisp jab. Wilkinson with a jab. No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilkinson tries to clinch there but Rram circles away.
Rram looks to land a left hand but Wilkinson moved out of range nicely. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wilkinson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Rram takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Wilkinson dips to his left and cracks Rram with an uppercut! A big right from Rram misses. Yajson Rram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Rram throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight! Jordan Wilkinson showed his dominance in that final round. Well Wilkinson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27 Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27 Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Wilkinson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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