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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jovany Fisher (ranked 5004 p4p, 4314 weight class) and Richard Richman (ranked 432 p4p, 392 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid boxing
Granite chin
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jovany Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Richman!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richman slips under a jab.
Fisher has been working on his boxing with his coaches at NO PAIN NO GAIN!!! in the buildup to the fight.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richman throws a hook to the side of Fisher's head but Fisher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fisher throws a quick counter kick to the body but Richman avoids it.
Fisher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Richman counters with a nice leg kick.
Fisher blocks a head kick by Richman.
Richman slips a straight right by Fisher.
Richman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Richman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fisher.
Fisher checks a low kick from Richman.
Richman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richman feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Richman.
We've been informed that Richman has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fisher instigates a clinch.
Richman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fisher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fisher.
Richman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Richman digs a right hand into Fisher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fisher's gas tank.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Richman.
Fisher backing away here, and Richman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fisher throws a jab but it's blocked by Richman.
Richman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fisher!
Fisher connects with an inside leg kick.
Fisher blocks a head kick by Richman.
Fisher fires out a quick counter leg kick but Richman just manages to avoid it.
Fisher misses with a body shot
and Richman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fisher scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fisher throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Richman flicks out a counter leg kick but Fisher steps away.
A nice leg kick from Richman, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richman feints a counter leg kick.
Fisher looks to throw the jab but Richman is out of range.
Richman thows a body kick. Fisher tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher tries a head kick but it misses.
Fisher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fisher misses with an uppercut.
Richman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice uppercut there from Fisher.
Fisher throws out a leg kick but Richman moves out of range and Fisher only half commits.
Fisher throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Richman replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fisher blocks it well.
Fisher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fisher lands with a cross.
Richman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Richman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fisher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jovany Fisher dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Richman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fisher swings for the body but Richman moves out of range.
Fisher misses with a low kick.
Richman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fisher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richman can do to turn this around?
Richman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fisher takes a step back to recover.
A bone on bone clash there as Richman blocks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Richman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Richman throws a leg kick but Fisher moved away.
Fisher looks to land a left hand but Richman moved out of range nicely.
Fisher throws the kick towards the body but Richman avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richman moves out of range of the strikes.
Richman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fisher.
Fisher swings widly with a right hand
and Richman counters with a good low kick that Fisher was not able to check.
Fisher throws a right hand that misses
and Richman counters with a good low kick that Fisher was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richman counters with a low kick, right behind Fisher 's knee.
Richman moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Fisher misses
and Richman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fisher is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Richman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fisher is able to avoid easily.
Richman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Richman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fisher.
Fisher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richman slips under a jab from Fisher.
Richman flicks out a counter leg kick but Fisher steps away.
Fisher throws a chopping leg kick but Richman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Richman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fisher's corner calls for a 1-2. Fisher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fisher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Richman if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richman takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Fisher misses.
Richman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Richman throws a head kick but Fisher moves out of range.
Richman sizes up Fisher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richman throws a head kick but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher misses with an uppercut
and Richman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fisher misses with the combination.
Richman throws a low kick but Fisher moves out of range easily.
Fisher tried to counter with a leg kick but Richman avoided it.
Jovany Fisher is winning the standup battle so far.
Fisher throws a body punch but Richman moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richard Richman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Fisher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Richman scores with a jab to the head.
Fisher looks to throw the jab but Richman is out of range.
Fisher backing away here, and Richman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fisher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Richman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Richman avoids them all with ease.
Fisher throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Richman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fisher's knee momentarily.
Fisher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Richman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fisher lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Richman is just out of range.
Fisher scores with a jab to the head.
Richman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fisher looks to clinch
and Richman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fisher.
Fisher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fisher misses with a lunging right hand
and Richman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fisher throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Richman.
Fisher throws a poor cross that misses
and Richman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fisher loads up on a big right hand but Richman slips the punch.
Richman throws a big counter head kick but Fisher avoids it with no problem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richman. That's going to slow Fisher down.
Fisher misses with a looping right.
Richman lands a nice looking body shot.
Richman misses with a low kick as Fisher jumps back.
Fisher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richman counters with a body kick.
Fisher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Richman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Fisher misses.
Fisher misses with the body kick
and Richman counters with a big head kick but Fisher shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richman is looking for the big counter here.
Fisher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richman.
Fisher swings widly with a right hand
and Richman counters with a right hand to the body.
Richman cracks a nice hook into Fisher's ribs.
Fisher misses with a hook. Richman ducked under it nicely.
Richman thinks about the counter body kick.
Fisher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Richman in his tracks.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richman.
Richman counters with a body kick.
Fisher misses with a body punch
and Richman counters with a solid body kick.
Fisher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Richman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Richman.
I think Richman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jovany Fisher!
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energy
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hype
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