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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lester Green (ranked 707 p4p, 698 weight class) and Eh Phuthong (ranked 38 p4p, 37 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by This Is Beetle. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lester Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eh Phuthong!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phuthong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Phuthong misses with a looping right.
A jab from Phuthong misses.
A left lands for Phuthong.
Phuthong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Phuthong lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Green misses the target.
Phuthong throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Phuthong misses with a wild body shot.
Phuthong misses with a shot to the body
and Phuthong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phuthong misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Green tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuthong lunges at Green with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Green's hand.
Phuthong misses with a double jab
and Green counters with a thumping low kick.
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!
Phuthong throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Phuthong swings widly with a right hand
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phuthong.
Green moves out of range as Phuthong strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Phuthong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phuthong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Green tried to counter with a leg kick but Phuthong avoided it.
Phuthong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phuthong.
Green misses the jab.
Donk. Phuthong catches Green right on the button with a cross.
Eh Phuthong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong.
Green was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phuthong throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phuthong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phuthong.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phuthong.
Phuthong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Green doesn't seem bothered though.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Phuthong.
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!
Green looks to land a left hand but Phuthong moved out of range nicely.
Phuthong misses with a straight left.
Green takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Phuthong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phuthong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phuthong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Green's head.
Green takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phuthong loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
Phuthong lands a nice shot to the body.
Phuthong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Phuthong slips a jab from Green.
Phuthong misses with a lunging right hand
and Green counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phuthong slips under a jab.
Green staying out of range there.
Green takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Phuthong misses the jab.
Green takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phuthong looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green is looking to counter punch.
Green smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Phuthong scores with a body shot.
Phuthong defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phuthong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
A nice leg kick lands there from Green.
Phuthong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phuthong throws a body shot but no joy.
Green staying out of range there.
Phuthong scores with a sloppy right hand. Green should have avoided that one.
Green ducks right into an uppercut from Phuthong.
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!
Phuthong ducks under a wild hook from Green.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phuthong.
Green takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the body from Phuthong misses
and Green counters with a nice leg kick.
Phuthong swings widly with a right hand
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phuthong throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Phuthong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Green had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Phuthong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Phuthong misses its intended target.
Phuthong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Phuthong moves out of range of the strikes.
Phuthong lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong.
Green takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Phuthong defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eh Phuthong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Phuthong throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Phuthong misses the target.
Green works the jab nicely.
Phuthong throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Green wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Eh Phuthong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Phuthong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phuthong lands with a good body shot.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phuthong throws out the jab.
Phuthong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green throws a hook but Phuthong avoids it easily.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws a poor cross that misses
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phuthong throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Phuthong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phuthong misses with a straight left.
We've been told by Green's head coaches at The Nonce Hunters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Phuthong misses with a looping left.
Green defending well as Phuthong loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Green misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Green plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Green misses with a looping left.
Phuthong throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Green motions for Phuthong to come forward. Green throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Phuthong misses with a wild body shot.
Green appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Green moves away from the strike by Phuthong.
It looked like Green wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phuthong defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Phuthong misses.
Phuthong throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phuthong blocks a low kick nicely.
Phuthong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Green on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Green takes a swing at Phuthong's ribcage but misses.
Phuthong clobbers Green with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a low kick.
Phuthong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green throws a chopping leg kick but Phuthong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Green looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Phuthong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phuthong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
Phuthong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Green's hands.
Green moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Green has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Green is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Phuthong throws a head kick that misses.
Phuthong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phuthong misses with a straight left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Green might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Phuthong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Green is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Phuthong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phuthong misses with a left hand
and Green makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Phuthong misses with a shot to the body
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Phuthong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Phuthong with a hook.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phuthong throws out the jab.
Green defending well as Phuthong loads up on a big left hand.
Phuthong throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Phuthong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phuthong misses with a left hand
and Green counters with a left and a right that stings Phuthong.
Phuthong connects with a looping right hand.
Phuthong misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Phuthong.
Phuthong misses with a straight right.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phuthong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
A big left from Green misses.
Green slips a straight right by Phuthong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong lands with a straight right. Green didn't see that one coming.
Green defending well as Phuthong loads up on a big left hand.
Phuthong lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Phuthong misses its intended target.
Green swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phuthong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green throws a leg kick but Phuthong checks it.
Phuthong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phuthong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phuthong misses the jab.
Phuthong misses with a hook.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phuthong throws out the jab.
Green slips a jab from Phuthong.
Green is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Green moves out of range as Phuthong strikes.
Phuthong throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Green misses with a looping left.
Phuthong misses with a hook.
Green half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eh Phuthong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Phuthong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green slips under a jab.
Phuthong lands a body shot.
Phuthong throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws a poor cross that misses
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Phuthong misses the body punch
and Phuthong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phuthong misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Phuthong.
Phuthong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Phuthong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phuthong throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Phuthong misses with a looping right.
Phuthong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Green's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phuthong throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Eh Phuthong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong.
Phuthong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phuthong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Phuthong.
An attempted straight right counter from Green misses the target.
Phuthong swings widly with a right hand
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Phuthong throws a lazy uppercut
and Green makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Phuthong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Green counters with a big head kick but Phuthong shrugs it off.
Phuthong is rocked!
Phuthong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuthong is still on wobbly legs! Can Green finish him?
Phuthong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phuthong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phuthong lands with a shot to the body.
Phuthong avoids the head kick by Green.
Phuthong seems to have recovered his senses.
Phuthong misses with a body shot.
Green is looking to counter punch.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phuthong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Phuthong avoids the head kick by Green.
Green lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phuthong swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lester Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Green clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Green.
Green lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phuthong or not.
Green blocking some punches.
Green lands a body punch.
Green working aggressively here.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Phuthong controls his hands.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Phuthong controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Green - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phuthong misses with a wild body shot.
Green blocks a head kick by Phuthong.
Phuthong throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Green is looking to counter punch.
Green throws a looping overhand right but Phuthong ducks down to avoid it.
Phuthong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phuthong misses with a looping left.
Phuthong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Green was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Phuthong.
Green takes a jab right on the kisser.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Phuthong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phuthong lands with an overhand left.
Phuthong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong just misses with a punch to the body.
Phuthong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Green.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phuthong.
Green forces Phuthong back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Phuthong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phuthong takes a shot to the head.
Green slows down the pace here.
Phuthong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lester Green.
I think Phuthong 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eh Phuthong!
After winning the bout, Eh Phuthong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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