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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy No Bahamas (ranked 2344 p4p, 2794 weight class) and Joshua Spotter (ranked 321 p4p, 367 weight class). Joshua Spotter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy No Bahamas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Spotter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No Bahamas rushes Spotter and presses him up against the cage.
No Bahamas tries to land knees in the clinch but Spotter avoids the damage to the body.
Spotter throws a head punch that misses.
No Bahamas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
No Bahamas lands with a light punch inside.
Spotter's coach down at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Spotter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Spotter tries to break free but No Bahamas pushes him back against the cage.
Spotter lands a right hand that snaps the head of No Bahamas backwards.
Spotter avoiding damage as No Bahamas throws knees to the body.
Spotter blocks an uppercut.
Spotter throws a punch but it's blocked by No Bahamas.
No Bahamas missing with knees to the body.
Spotter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spotter tries to break free but No Bahamas pushes him back against the cage.
Spotter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spotter working hard to break the clinch.
Spotter throws a punch but it's blocked by No Bahamas.
Spotter is trying to break the clinch but No Bahamas is controlling him.
No Bahamas trying to land knees to the body.
Spotter is trying to force a seperation but No Bahamas has the dominant position.
No Bahamas blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No Bahamas misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spotter.
No Bahamas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spotter.
Spotter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Tommy No Bahamas has been cut.
No Bahamas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spotter lands a left hand that snaps the head of No Bahamas backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spotter backwards.
Spotter misses with a punch on the inside.
No Bahamas cracks Spotter with a nice body shot.
No Bahamas misses with a body punch.
No Bahamas misses with a short punch on the inside.
No Bahamas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spotter throws a punch but it's blocked by No Bahamas.
No Bahamas is working Spotter over against the cage.
No Bahamas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
No Bahamas tries to land knees in the clinch but Spotter avoids the damage to the body.
No Bahamas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spotters head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spotter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No Bahamas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spotter.
Still in the clinch, No Bahamas scores with a nice short uppercut.
No Bahamas tries to land knees in the clinch but Spotter avoids the damage to the body.
No Bahamas pushes Spotter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
No Bahamas lands a body shot in the clinch.
No Bahamas tries to throw a body punch but Spotter avoids it by throwing No Bahamas back against the cage.
No Bahamas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spotter tries to break the clinch but No Bahamas is controlling the position.
Spotter is looking to break free of the clinch but No Bahamas has double underhooks.
No Bahamas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spotter scores with a shoulder strike.
No Bahamas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spotter.
A short right hand to the side of the head by No Bahamas.
No Bahamas blocks an uppercut.
No Bahamas blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spotter scores with a shot to the side of No Bahamas's head.
No Bahamas tries to land knees in the clinch but Spotter avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by No Bahamas.
No Bahamas lands a hook that snaps the head of Spotter backwards.
Still in the clinch, Spotter scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from No Bahamas.
Spotter avoiding damage as No Bahamas throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas lands with a short shot to the head.
No Bahamas can't find room to land a body shot as Spotter controls the action.
Spotter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
No Bahamas tries to land knees in the clinch but Spotter avoids the damage to the body.
No Bahamas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
No Bahamas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spotter backwards.
A head punch on the inside from No Bahamas fails to land.
No Bahamas tries to land knees in the clinch but Spotter avoids the damage to the body.
Spotter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spotter's elbow.
Spotter managing to block the knees to the body from No Bahamas.
A short right hand to the side of the head by No Bahamas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No Bahamas misses with the head strike.
No Bahamas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spotter.
Spotter working hard to break the clinch.
No Bahamas lands a nice shot to the body.
Spotter misses with a punch on the inside.
No Bahamas blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spotter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spotter tries to break free but No Bahamas pushes him back against the cage.
No Bahamas scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by No Bahamas.
No Bahamas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spotter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
No Bahamas misses with a punch on the inside.
No Bahamas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spotter backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy No Bahamas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy No Bahamas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
No Bahamas throws a body shot but no joy.
No Bahamas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
No Bahamas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spotter is defending well for now.
No Bahamas tries to land knees in the clinch but Spotter avoids the damage to the body.
Spotter tries to circle away but No Bahamas has him pinned against the cage.
No Bahamas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spotter can do to turn this around?
Spotter wants to get back to striking at distance but No Bahamas won't allow it.
Tommy No Bahamas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from No Bahamas.
Spotter takes a shot to the head.
No Bahamas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spotter is defending well for now.
Spotter throws a punch but it's blocked by No Bahamas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No Bahamas has a couple of punches blocked by Spotter.
No Bahamas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
No Bahamas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spotter is defending well for now.
No Bahamas trying to land knees to the body.
Spotter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by No Bahamas.
A short right from No Bahamas.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spotter.
No Bahamas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spotter avoids it.
A short left from No Bahamas.
Spotter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spotter can't break the clinch.
No Bahamas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spotter.
No Bahamas misses with the head strike.
Spotter throws a punch but it's blocked by No Bahamas.
Spotter misses with some punches.
Spotter is trying to push No Bahamas away but No Bahamas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
No Bahamas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
No Bahamas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spotter.
No Bahamas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spotter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
No Bahamas misses with a short punch on the inside.
No Bahamas struggles to land a body shot inside as Spotter controls his hands.
Spotter wants to get back to striking at distance but No Bahamas won't allow it.
No Bahamas working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spotter lands with a short shot to the head.
Spotter wants to get back to striking at distance but No Bahamas won't allow it.
Spotter is trying to break the clinch but No Bahamas has him pressed against the cage.
No Bahamas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spotter is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from No Bahamas.
Spotter is breathing heavily.
Spotter avoiding damage as No Bahamas throws knees to the body.
No Bahamas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spotter prevents a body shot from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas misses with a punch on the inside.
No Bahamas lands with a light punch inside.
No Bahamas lands a hook that snaps the head of Spotter backwards.
Spotter misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas swings wildly with an uppercut but Spotter uses good head movement to avoid it.
No Bahamas scores with a shoulder strike.
No Bahamas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spotter.
Spotter misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spotter.
Spotter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
No Bahamas is rocked!
Spotter has a couple of punches blocked by No Bahamas.
Oh No Bahamas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spotter misses with some punches.
Spotter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spotter swings wildly with an uppercut but No Bahamas uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spotter.
Spotter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spotter is trying to force a seperation but No Bahamas has the dominant position.
Spotter misses with a hook from the clinch.
No Bahamas blocking some punches.
No Bahamas blocking some punches.
Spotter misses with some punches.
Spotter swings wildly with an uppercut but No Bahamas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spotter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spotter takes a shot to the head.
Spotter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Spotter fails to land.
Spotter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spotter throws a punch but it's blocked by No Bahamas.
Spotter throws a punch but it's blocked by No Bahamas.
Spotter misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spotter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spotter.
No Bahamas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
No Bahamas seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from No Bahamas on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas trying to land knees to the body.
No Bahamas lands a shoulder strike.
Spotter misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, No Bahamas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spotter is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for No Bahamas.
Spotter managing to block the knees to the body from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spotter's efforts to push away.
No Bahamas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spotter backwards.
Spotter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spotter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joshua Spotter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spotter looks to score with a jab to the body but No Bahamas is just out of range.
Spotter looks to land a right hand but No Bahamas moved out of range.
No Bahamas clinches up with Spotter and pushes him back against the cage.
Spotter is trying to force a seperation but No Bahamas has the dominant position.
Spotter misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy No Bahamas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy No Bahamas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
No Bahamas instigates a clinch.
No Bahamas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
No Bahamas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas tries to throw a body punch but Spotter avoids it by throwing No Bahamas back against the cage.
No Bahamas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, No Bahamas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spotter misses with the head strike.
No Bahamas trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas lands with a short shot to the head.
No Bahamas lands a nice uppercut.
Spotter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No Bahamas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spotter avoids it.
No Bahamas lands a body shot.
No Bahamas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spotter is defending well for now.
No Bahamas missing with knees to the body.
No Bahamas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No Bahamas lands a body shot.
No Bahamas trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from No Bahamas as the two fighters clinch.
No Bahamas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas scores with a shoulder strike.
No Bahamas lands a nice shot to the body.
Spotter avoiding damage as No Bahamas throws knees to the body.
No Bahamas lands with a left to the head.
Spotter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
No Bahamas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
No Bahamas lands a hook to the side of the head.
No Bahamas lands with a short shot to the head.
Spotter is rocked!
Spotter blocking some punches.
No Bahamas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spotter backwards.
Spotter is still on wobbly legs! Can No Bahamas finish him?
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!
No Bahamas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spotter backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spotter blocks a body shot from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas throws a head punch that misses.
Spotter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spotter seems to have recovered his senses.
Spotter avoiding damage as No Bahamas throws knees to the body.
Spotter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spotter takes a shot to the head.
No Bahamas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
No Bahamas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spotter.
Spotter misses with a short punch on the inside.
No Bahamas lands a shoulder strike.
No Bahamas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spotter can't break the clinch.
No Bahamas tries to throw a body punch but Spotter avoids it by throwing No Bahamas back against the cage.
No Bahamas tries a body shot but Spotter blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spotter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spotter misses with a hook from the clinch.
No Bahamas lands with a short shot to the head.
Spotter tries to circle away but No Bahamas has him pinned against the cage.
No Bahamas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spotter swings wildly with an uppercut but No Bahamas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spotter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tommy No Bahamas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No Bahamas blocks an uppercut.
Spotter throws a head punch that misses.
No Bahamas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spotter.
No Bahamas blocking some punches.
No Bahamas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by No Bahamas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas digs a right hand underneath Spotter's ribcage. Spotter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
No Bahamas misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas tries to work over Spotter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spotter blocking some punches.
Spotter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
No Bahamas blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from No Bahamas fails to land.
No Bahamas can't find room to land a body shot as Spotter controls the action.
No Bahamas blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by No Bahamas.
No Bahamas has a couple of punches blocked by Spotter.
Spotter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spotter working aggressively here.
Joshua Spotter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spotter blocks a body shot from No Bahamas.
Spotter misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy No Bahamas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for No Bahamas, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy No Bahamas!
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energy
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hype
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