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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devil Jho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Fayth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devil Jho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
28 - 9 - 1 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Devil Jho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Fayth!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fayth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jho.
Jho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Fayth.
Fayth lands a nice hook to Jho's body. Jho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jho misses with a looping left.
Fayth has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jho is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Jho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jho.
Fayth just misses with a punch to the body.
Jho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jho throws a body punch but Fayth moves out of range.
Fayth lands a nice shot that snaps Jho's head back.
Fayth jabs Jho right on the nose. Jho blinks but takes it well.
Jho misses with a body shot.
Jho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fayth.
Jho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fayth sprawls and moves away.
Fayth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fayth missing with a left hand there. Jho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fayth moves into range and clinches up with Jho.
Fayth pushes Jho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fayth throws a punch but it's blocked by Jho.
Jho breaks the clinch.
Fayth throws a jab but it's blocked by Jho.
Fayth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jho.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jho.
Jho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jho blocks a jab.
Jho throws a jab when Fayth was well out of range.
Fayth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jho checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Fayth.
Fayth catches Jho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jho moves out of range of the strikes.
Fayth connects with the punch.
Fayth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fayth throws a right hand that Jho ducks under and follows up with a left that Jho also avoids with ease.
Jho throws a head kick that misses.
Jho works Fayth's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fayth was well out of range. Poor timing from Jho.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Jho.
Jho throws a hook to the side of Fayth's head but Fayth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho lands a jab.
Jho misses with a body kick.
Jho swinging wildly here.
Jho scores with a hook.
A left lands for Fayth.
Jho moves out of range of the strikes.
Fayth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fayth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fayth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fayth tries to clinch up.
Fayth walks into a jab.
Fayth staying out of range there.
Jho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fayth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jho tries to score with a low kick but Fayth moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fayth wants to clinch.
Fayth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fayth throws a body shot but no joy.
Jho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fayth sprawls and moves away.
Jho lands a nice looking body kick.
Fayth throws out a leg kick but Jho moves out of range and Fayth only half commits.
Jho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fayth throws out the jab.
Jho lands with a hook. Fayth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fayth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fayth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fayth throws a poor cross that misses
and Jho counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fayth!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fayth keeps working.
Fayth is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jho controlling from side mount.
Fayth manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fayth keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jho is staying active underneath Fayth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fayth is thwarting Jho's attempts to control the position.
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 Devil Jho will probably get the nod.
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.
Fayth takes a swing at Jho's ribcage but misses.
Jho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jho throws a series of punches but Fayth avoids them all with ease.
Jho throws a hook to the side of Fayth's head but Fayth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fayth moves away from the strike by Jho.
The fighters circling - Fayth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jho with a jab.
Fayth scores with a jab to the body.
Jho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fayth moves out of range as Jho throws a body kick.
Fayth counters with a body kick.
Fayth jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Jho misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Fayth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jho misses with a wild body shot.
Fayth misses with a looping left.
Devil Jho is winning the standup battle so far.
Jho misses with an uppercut
and Fayth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fayth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jho can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho throws a big shot that misses.
Jho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheers as Jho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fayth doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Fayth.
Jho takes a swing at Fayth's ribcage but misses.
Fayth unleashes a big counter combination but Jho bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Good shot there by Jho.
Fayth misses with a double jab
so Jho counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fayth pulls Jho in close to prevent any damage.
Jho looking to pass the guard.
Jho is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fayth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jho is one step ahead there.
Jho trying to control the position from guard on top but Fayth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jho passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jho is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fayth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth wants to control but Jho postures up.
Fayth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jho is looking to take a break and control but Fayth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fayth can't do much from the bottom here.
Jho wants to control but Fayth is keeping him busy.
That's four 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.
Fayth can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jho throws a series of punches but Fayth avoids them all with ease.
Jho ducks under a wild hook from Fayth.
Jho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jho throws a hook but Fayth avoids it easily.
Jho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fayth throws out the jab.
Jho lands a leg kick that knocks Fayth off balance momentarily.
Jho looks to land a left hand but Fayth moved out of range nicely.
Fayth is looking for the big counter here.
Fayth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Fayth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fayth tries to land a leg kick but Jho saw it coming and moves away.
Fayth cracks the inside of Jho's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devil Jho dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fayth throws a hook to the side of Jho's head but Jho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fayth, as that shot connected.
Jho ducks right into an uppercut from Fayth.
Fayth misses with a wild body shot.
Fayth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jho.
Jho misses with a hook
and Fayth counters with a stiff right hand.
Fayth scores with a nice right hand.
Fayth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Jho counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fayth keeping full guard, as Jho tries to pass.
Jho postures up.
Fayth has his hands on Jho's head, controlling the position.
Jho trying to control the position from guard on top but Fayth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jho controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fayth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jho was well out of range. Poor timing from Fayth.
Fayth misses with a wild body shot.
Fayth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fayth on the side of the head.
Ray Fayth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth digs a good body shot into Jho's ribs.
Fayth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fayth's corner calls for a 1-2. Fayth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big left from Jho misses.
Fayth fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Jho.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jho.
Nice uppercut there from Jho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fayth.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jho.
Jho looks to land a combination but Fayth avoids it well.
Fayth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jho connects with a nice looking jab.
No joy there for Fayth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Jho as Fayth shoots in.
Good shot there by Jho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fayth.
Fayth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jho blocks a jab.
Jho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fayth throws a leg kick but Jho checks it.
Jho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fayth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fayth throws a lazy right hand but Jho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jho thuds a left hand into Fayth's body.
Jho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fayth looks to land a left hand but Jho moved out of range nicely.
Fayth looks to throw the jab but Jho is out of range.
Jho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fayth manages to avoid it.
Fayth only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fayth was well out of range. Poor timing from Jho.
Jho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fayth was well out of range. Poor timing from Jho.
A big left from Jho misses.
Fayth lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fayth was well out of range. Poor timing from Jho.
Jho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jho.
Jho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fayth misses with an uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fayth.
Fayth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fayth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fayth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jho under the eye.
Jho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fayth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jho counters with a single leg into guard. Fayth didn't expect that.
Fayth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jho trying to control but Fayth is working from the bottom.
Fayth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devil Jho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jho, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devil Jho!
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energy
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