27 days ago
The Body Lock
The moment of truth has arrived. Jake Paul and Tommy Fury will face each other in a grudge match that has been brewing for months. The two young stars will finally settle their feud at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia on Sunday night, with both fighters confident of victory and eager to prove themselves.
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Pre-fight
The fighters have entered the ring and the bout will begin shortly. Stay tuned for live updates.
First round
Fury leads the action and works behind his jab. They clinch and Fury gets a warning for holding Paul’s head down. Scrappy fight so far as they both keep pushing into the clinch and trading blows. Fury working the jab and lands two of then. Paul misses with a huge right hand. Fury leads with a strong left hook but Paul evades. Paul has center of the ring, they break from a clinch and Fury goes right after him. Strong right hand from Paul connects. They’re separated by the referee again. Fury lands the jab again. Jab, jab, hook combination from Fury just falls short. Paul advancing behind his jab now and Fury has his back to the ropes. Fury moves away and now has his back to the corner but is working well when Paul comes forward at him. That’s the end of the round.
10-9 round for Fury
Round two
Paul advancing but walks into another Fury jab. Paul marching forward now at a quicker pace but Fury doing well to move laterally and counter Paul’s advances. Paul attempts a sloppy combination of hooks but Fury counters again. Another jab from Fury. Paul ducks under a Fury jab and then attempts a left hook in return but just misses. Fury comfortable with his back to the ropes so far. Fury lands the jab again. Paul having a hard time connecting — he misses with a massive right hook. Short left hook from Paul lands. That’s another round for Fury.
10-9 round for Fury
Round three
Paul lands a stiff jab and rocks Fury’s head back at the start of the round. He’s looking better now but is still attempting his wild, looping overhand punches. None of those have landed yet. Fury’s straight punches are faster and more compact, helping him connect more often. Another jab from Fury lands. His jab is stiff and strong and definitely helping him score. They engage in the clinch again and Fury rips a body shot. Referee breaks them up. A better round from Paul and the closest of the fight so far.
10-9 for Paul
Round four
A good start from Fury here who unloads with a series of hooks. Paul covers up and defends well but Fury’s coming out aggressive here. Fury advancing again and working Paul with good straight punches. Fury is keeping his range well and has managed his distance really well in this fight so far. Paul having a more difficult time with distance and is continually missing with his big shots. Now it’s Paul coming forward and he lands a good left hook. Paul leads with a jab but Fury lands his own stiff jab in return.
10-9 for Fury
Round five
Fury lands good jabs to start the fifth round. Paul advances and rips the body. Fight has still been scrappy with both fighters tying up in the clinch often. Paul lands a good punch and Fury comes back with his own uppercut that lands.
The referee stops the action and deducts a point from Jake Paul for hitting the back of the head.
Back into it. Paul would definitely need a knockout from here. Paul’s coming after him now and swinging wildly. Fury controlling the pace well. He’s slowed the fight down and managing it well due to his counter punching and movement.
Round six
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