Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury Results, Live Coverage, and Discussion: Fury Edges Paul By Split Decision!
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Results
Main Card (PPV, 2:00 p.m. EDT/11:00 a.m. PDT)
- Tommy Fury def. Jake Paul via split-decision (76-73, 74-75, 76-73)
- Badou Jack def. Ilunga Junior Makabu (C) via TKO (0:54, R12) — WBC Cruiserweight Championship
- Ziyad Almaayouf def. Ronald Martinez via unanimous decision (38-37, 38-37, 38-37)
- Muhsin Cason def. Taryel Jafarov via TKO (3:00, R1)
- Bader Samreen def. Viorel Simion via TKO (1:26, R1)
- Adam Saleh def. Stuart Kellog via TKO (3:00, R1)
- Salman Hamada def. Phillip Samson via TKO (1:19, R1)
Play-by-Play
Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury
Round One – Lots of clinching to start this one. Fury jabs, Paul clinches and the referee gives each competitor a warning for too much clinching. Paul rips a right hook to the body then an overhand right lands up top for ‘The Problem Child’. Paul continues to be the aggressor and lands a left hook. Fury pops the jab, Paul rips another right to the body and Fury lands a 1-2 at the bell to end the opening frame.
Fightful scores this round 10-9 to Paul.
Round Two – Fury jabs, Paul continues to land shots to the body, and Fury lands a right hook to the body. Fury jabs, Paul lands a counter left hook, and Fury lands yet another jab. Paul rips a right hook to the body and blocks a counter left hook from Fury. A right hook lands for Fury, Paul jabs, and the bell sounds to end round number two.
Fightful scores this round 10-9 to Fury. 19-19 after two rounds.
Round Three – Paul lands a stiff jab to start. A straight left lands for Paul, then a right hook to the body, and another left back up top. Paul lands a left hook, Fury with a 1-2, and another jab. Paul wallops Fury with a left hook and Fury clinches and he looks like he felt all of that hook from Paul and the bell sounds to end the third round.
Fightful scores this round 10-9 to Paul. 29-28 to Paul after three rounds.
Round Four – Fury opens with a bevy of shots but nothing of consequence seems to land and Paul lands a right hook to the body. Fury lands a 1-2, then just misses a massive right hook. Fury lands a right hook and this is the best round for either fighter, thus far as Fury is landing seemingly everything he throws. Paul cracks Fury with a left hook and Fury drills Paul right in the back of the head with a right hook but it looked accidental and the bell sounds to end round number four.
Fightful scores this round 10-9 to Fury. 38-38 after four rounds.
Round Five – Paul opens round number five with a jab. Paul rips a left hook to the body and Fury lands a counter jab. Paul drills Fury with an overhand right but Fury comes back with a 1-2. Paul jabs, Fury clinches, and the referee deducts one point from Jake Paul for a shot to the back of the head. It looks like the referee may have deducted a point from both competitors but even commentary doesn’t seem sure, so we’ll see. Paul drills Fury with a right hook, then a straight left to the body and the bell sounds to end the fifth round.
Fightful scores this round 10-8 after the point deduction to Fury. 48-46 to Fury after five rounds.
Round Six – Paul lands a right hook to start the sixth round. Fury lands a 1-2, then a right hook to the body. Some blood is starting to leak from the nose of Fury and Paul lands a right hook to the body. Paul lands the jab and now the referee deducts a point from Fury for continuous clinching. Paul lands a right hook, then a straight left, and Fury lands a right hook to the body and a jab up top at the bell and round number six comes to a close.
Fightful scores this round 10-8 to Paul after the point deduction. 56-56 after six rounds.
Round Seven – Fury starts working the body to start round number seven. Paul lands a 1-2, Fury lands a right hook to the body, and Paul rips a pair of counter right hooks to the body. Paul lands an overhand right, Fury launches a series of right hands but it looks like Paul blocked most of the damage. The bell sounds to end round number seven and a pretty big cut has opened up on the left eye of Fury after an accidental headbutt.
Fightful scores this round 10-9 to Fury. 66-65 to Fury after seven rounds.
Round Eight – Paul wallops Fury with a left hook to start. Paul drills Fury with a straight left and Fury is down to a knee! Fury recovers and he’s back up but that’s a knockdown for Paul as the referee gave Fury the count. Paul drills Fury with a left hook, Fury lands a counter right hook, and a straight right lands Fury. Paul jabs, Fury lands a 1-2, and Paul lands a straight left to the body. Both competitors clinch and the bell sounds to send this oen to the judge’s scorecards.
Fightful scores this round 10-8 to Paul. 75-74 to Paul after eight rounds.
Result: Tommy Fury def. Jake Paul via split-decision (76-73, 74-75, 76-73)
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