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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Jericho (ranked 547 p4p, 67 weight class) and Bo Xiang Pao (ranked 528 p4p, 65 weight class). Maxim Jericho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Maxim Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Bo Xiang Pao!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiang Pao throws a head kick that misses.
Xiang Pao has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jericho is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Jericho there.
Maxim Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiang Pao slips under a jab.
Jericho throws a body shot but no joy.
Jericho misses with a lunging right hand
and Xiang Pao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jericho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiang Pao ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiang Pao! But no joy.
Jericho takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Xiang Pao ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Xiang Pao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jericho tries to move into range but Xiang Pao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jericho throws a head kick but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick which misses Jericho's front leg but catches the back leg as Jericho tries to avoid it.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiang Pao.
Jericho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xiang Pao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jericho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jericho ducks right into an uppercut from Xiang Pao.
Jericho misses with a hook.
Xiang Pao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jericho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jericho blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Xiang Paos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick that knocks Jericho off balance momentarily.
Jericho misses with an uppercut.
Xiang Pao scores with a nice head shot.
Jericho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiang Pao.
Jericho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiang Pao.
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jericho misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Jericho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jericho.
Jericho throws a head kick but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Jericho lands with a straight right. Xiang Pao didn't see that one coming.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao thuds his right hand into Jericho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away.
Jericho with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Jericho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
Xiang Pao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jericho.
Jericho looks to land a left hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xiang Pao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jericho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jericho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws an overhand right that lands on Jericho's shoulder, as Jericho tries to avoid the shot.
Xiang Pao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jericho throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiang Pao.
Jericho slips a jab from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao tries a low kick but Jericho avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Jericho. Those never looked like landing.
Jericho throws the left hand but Xiang Pao avoids the punch easily.
Xiang Pao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Xiang Pao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jericho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jericho throws a hook but Xiang Pao blocks it.
Jericho misses with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Jericho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jericho.
Jericho is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jericho walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiang Pao.
That kick from Xiang Pao tenderised Jericho's leg. Jericho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xiang Pao defending well as Jericho loads up on a big left hand.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Xiang Pao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jericho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Xiang Pao throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight right.
Jericho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiang Pao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jericho lands a body shot.
Jericho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Xiang Pao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jericho scrambles back to his feet.
Xiang Pao ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Jericho connects with a right hand. Xiang Pao shakes it off.
Xiang Pao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jericho slips a jab from Xiang Pao.
Jericho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiang Pao slips a straight right by Jericho.
Xiang Pao tries a quick counter leg kick but Jericho is wise to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jericho lands with a cross.
Jericho throws a looping overhand right but Xiang Pao ducks down to avoid it.
Xiang Pao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiang Pao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jericho is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jericho avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Jericho misses its intended target.
Xiang Pao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jericho throws a jab when Xiang Pao was well out of range.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Xiang Pao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jericho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiang Pao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiang Pao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jericho.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jericho. Xiang Pao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiang Pao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Xiang Pao.
A swing and a miss from Jericho.
Jericho throws an overhand right that lands on Xiang Pao's shoulder, as Xiang Pao tries to avoid the shot.
Xiang Pao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jericho throws out the jab.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho misses with an uppercut
and Xiang Pao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xiang Pao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jericho lands a high kick!
Xiang Pao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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 Maxim Jericho will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Xiang Pao tried to score with a low kick but Jericho checks it.
Xiang Pao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiang Pao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jericho throws a hook to the side of Xiang Pao's head but Xiang Pao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Xiang Pao misses.
Maxim Jericho is winning the standup battle so far.
Jericho loads up on a big right hand but Xiang Pao slips the punch.
Xiang Pao avoids the head kick by Jericho.
Jericho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Jericho misses.
Xiang Pao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jericho's head.
Jericho tries a head kick but it misses.
Jericho throws a lazy uppercut
and Xiang Pao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jericho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiang Pao was well out of range. Poor timing from Jericho.
A jab from Xiang Pao misses.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiang Pao! But no joy.
Jericho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiang Pao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Xiang Pao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Jericho misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jericho sizes up Xiang Pao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho misses with an uppercut
and Xiang Pao counters with a straight right hand.
Jericho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with a looping right.
Jericho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Xiang Pao misses.
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jericho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xiang Pao on the side of the head.
Jericho throws a looping overhand right but Xiang Pao ducks down to avoid it.
Xiang Pao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
The fighters circling - Xiang Pao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jericho swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Xiang Pao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Xiang Pao clobbers Jericho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Xiang Pao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jericho.
Xiang Pao takes one to the chin there.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Jericho misses with an uppercut. Xiang Pao saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xiang Pao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
Jericho swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
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!
Xiang Pao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jericho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Xiang Pao scrambles back to his feet.
Xiang Pao blocks a jab.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Xiang Pao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jericho backing away here, and Xiang Pao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Xiang Pao avoids the body shot from Jericho.
Xiang Pao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jericho loads up on a big right hand but Xiang Pao slips the punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Xiang Pao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jericho throws a body punch but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Xiang Pao scores with a nice head shot.
Jericho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xiang Pao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jericho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiang Pao misses with a head kick.
Xiang Pao tries to work over Jericho's front leg with a kick but Jericho checks it.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jericho checks a leg kick.
Xiang Pao loads up on a big right hand but Jericho slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho swings away with a body shot that misses
and Xiang Pao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jericho throws an overhand right that lands on Xiang Pao's shoulder, as Xiang Pao tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jericho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jericho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiang Pao drops his hands momentarily and Jericho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jericho.
Xiang Pao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jericho misses with a hook. Xiang Pao ducked under it nicely.
Xiang Pao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
Xiang Pao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Xiang Pao connects with a solid leg kick.
Jericho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Jericho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xiang Pao defending well as Jericho loads up on a big left hand.
Jericho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jericho misses with a hook
and Jericho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Xiang Pao misses its intended target.
Xiang Pao slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jericho tries to bum rush Xiang Pao with a series of wild strikes but Xiang Pao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xiang Pao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jericho looks to land a right hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range.
Jericho throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiang Pao.
Jericho throws a right hand that misses
enabling Xiang Pao to counter with a crisp jab.
Xiang Pao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiang Pao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Xiang Pao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Xiang Pao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiang Pao is just out of range.
Xiang Pao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jericho misses with a head kick.
Xiang Pao connects with a solid leg kick.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Jericho sees it coming and moves out of range.
A left lands for Jericho.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiang Pao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jericho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maxim Jericho will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
Jericho misses with a body punch
and Xiang Pao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Xiang Pao slips a straight right by Jericho.
Jericho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jericho misses with a head kick.
Jericho misses with a hook. Xiang Pao ducked under it nicely.
Xiang Pao throws a lazy right hand but Jericho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jericho lands a really nice looking cross but Xiang Pao seems unphased.
Jericho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xiang Pao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jericho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiang Pao was well out of range. Poor timing from Jericho.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Xiang Pao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Xiang Pao misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiang Pao slips a jab from Jericho.
Jericho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xiang Pao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xiang Pao looks to land a right hand but Jericho moved out of range.
It looked like Jericho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jericho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao looks to score with a jab to the body but Jericho is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jericho under the eye.
A slow jab from Jericho misses its intended target.
Jericho scores with a nice head shot.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook.
Jericho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiang Pao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jericho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Xiang Pao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Xiang Pao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Xiang Pao lands with a hook. Jericho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Xiang Pao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jericho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Xiang Pao on the side of the head.
Xiang Pao wants to land a leg kick but Jericho is out of range.
Xiang Pao moves forwards but Jericho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Xiang Pao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiang Pao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiang Pao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jericho swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Jericho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Xiang Pao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jericho.
Xiang Pao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Xiang Pao looks to land a left hand but Jericho moved out of range nicely.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses the jab.
As Xiang Pao looks to move away, Jericho throws a big counter combo but Xiang Pao just gets out of the way.
Jericho staying out of range there.
Jericho walks into a straight right hand from Xiang Pao.
Good shot there by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws a chopping leg kick but Jericho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao connects with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Jericho.
Jericho moves away from the strike by Xiang Pao.
Jericho moves into range and connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Xiang Pao.
Jericho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiang Pao.
Nice defenses there by Xiang Pao.
Jericho throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jericho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Xiang Pao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jericho on the side of the head.
Jericho throws a hook but Xiang Pao avoids it easily.
Jericho slips a jab from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jericho.
Jericho lands with a shot to the body.
Xiang Pao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jericho throws a hook but Xiang Pao blocks it.
Xiang Pao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Jericho blocks it.
Jericho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jericho.
Xiang Pao avoids the head kick by Jericho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiang Pao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho takes a swing at Xiang Pao's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiang Pao! But no joy.
Jericho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Jericho throws a hook but Xiang Pao avoids it easily.
Jericho misses with a left hand
and Xiang Pao counters with a low kick, right behind Jericho 's knee.
Xiang Pao throws a jab but it's blocked by Jericho.
Xiang Pao's corner calls for a 1-2. Xiang Pao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jericho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiang Pao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiang Pao throws out a counter right but Jericho avoids it with no problem.
A combination from Jericho does no damage.
Xiang Pao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Xiang Pao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jericho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Xiang Pao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiang Pao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jericho.
Xiang Pao throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
Bo Xiang Pao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jericho throws a hook but Xiang Pao avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bo Xiang Pao.
Well Jericho 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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