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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TunTon Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Phife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phife has chosen Fernandinho - Mais Alto as his entrance music. Barney Phife will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, TunTon Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barney Phife!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim throws a wild body kick that Phife sees coming a mile off.
Phife slips a straight right by Lim.
Phife steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lim.
Phife lands a nice looking body shot.
Lim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phife darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lim manages to get to full guard.
Phife postures up.
Phife throws a big right hand that misses.
Phife trying to control the position from guard on top but Lim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Phife's guard.
Lim trying to control but Phife is working from the bottom.
Lim showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim tries to free his leg and advance position but Phife is retaining full guard.
Lim trying to control but Phife is working from the bottom.
Phife has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lim off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Phife swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim throws the left hand but Phife avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lim throws the left hand but Phife avoids the punch easily.
Phife fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phife misses with a body shot.
TunTon Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phife.
Phife misses with a series of wild punches.
Phife has a takedown stuffed.
Phife connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phife counters with a stiff right hand.
Lim misses with a body shot.
Phife misses with a straight right.
A shot to the body from Lim misses
and Phife counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phife changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lim misses with a body punch
and Phife counters with a stiff right hand.
Lim throws a looping overhand right but Phife ducks down to avoid it.
Lim thows a body shot but no joy.
Lim misses with a hook to the body
and Phife counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phife dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phife scores with a nice head shot.
Phife moves out of range as Lim strikes.
Lim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phife.
Lim thows a body shot but no joy.
Phife throws out a loose jab but Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phife has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Phife moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim takes a jab right on the kisser.
Phife changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
TunTon Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phife darts in and clinches Lim up against the cage.
Phife lands a right hand.
Lim blocks an uppercut.
Phife doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lim misses with a punch on the inside.
Phife is trying to break free.
Phife misses with some punches.
Lim is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Phife's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Phife goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lim prevents it.
A hook to the body from Phife.
Phife blocking some punches.
Phife has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
TunTon Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barney Phife.
Phife lands a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phife throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lim keeping full guard, as Phife tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lim pulls Phife in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Phife dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Phife avoids the body shot from Lim.
Lim throws a good cross that connects.
Phife tries to clinch up but Lim circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lim. Phife does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phife connects with a single shot there.
Phife lands a nice hook to Lim's body. Lim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lim connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lim misses with a body punch
and Phife counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lim scores with a body shot.
Lim misses with a body punch
and Phife counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lim!
Lim tries to hold on but Phife pushes him away.
Lim is bucking up trying to escape but Phife cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lim is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phife working the ground and pound effectively.
Phife working the ground and pound effectively.
Phife working the ground and pound effectively.
Phife with a couple of short strikes.
Lim is bucking up trying to escape but Phife cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Phife scoring with strikes but Lim is staying in there.
Barney Phife has got the better of the ground game so far.
Phife fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lim wants to control but Phife is having none of it.
Lim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lim tries to hold on but Phife pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phife trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Phife lands a heavy elbow.
Phife landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Phife.
Phife pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Phife with the ground and pound from mount.
Lim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Phife throws some wild stikes that Lim manages to avoid easily.
Lim takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Phife avoids the attempt from Lim to control.
Lim is in a horrible position here. Phife smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lim bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lim sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lim wants to control from the top but Phife keeps moving.
Lim is looking to advance position but Phife has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lim wants to control but Phife is having none of it.
Lim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lim taking shots to the head.
Phife raining down shots from the mount!
Lim might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lim tries to lock up and control but Phife gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Phife landing strikes, looking to finish!
Phife working for a guillotine from mount but Lim is in no mood to give up.
Phife scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lim?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phife is landing with some decent strikes but Lim is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Phife lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Phife showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Phife staying out of range there.
Lim walks into a stiff left hand from Phife.
Lim is looking to wear down Phife with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lim misses with a body shot.
Phife lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lim at a distance.
Phife lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lim circles away quickly and effectively.
Lim looks to land a right hand but Phife moved out of range.
Phife slips under a jab from Lim.
Phife listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Phife looks to score with a jab to the body but Lim is just out of range.
Lim thuds a left hand into Phife's body.
Lim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Phife counters with a straight right hand.
Lim staying out of range there.
Phife misses with a hook.
Phife bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lim's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Phife coming out on top.
Lim looks to land a left hand but Phife moved out of range nicely.
Phife bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lim connects with a body shot.
Lim slips under a jab.
Phife connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phife cracks Lim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lim drops his hands momentarily and Phife takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Phife is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Phife fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lim misses with a looping right.
Lim misses with a hook.
Lim misses with a shot to the body
and Phife counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Phife lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phife can't find room to land a body shot as Lim controls the action.
Phife has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lim blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Lim.
Lim swings wildly with an uppercut but Phife uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phife lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Phife fails to land.
Lim prevents a body shot from Phife.
Lim blocks an uppercut.
Phife looking for a takedown.
Phife pushes Lim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phife is working for takedown but Lim is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short body shot lands from Lim as the two fighters clinch.
Phife misses with a body punch.
Phife lands with a left to the head.
Lim takes a shot to the head.
Phife misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barney Phife is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phife wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Phife wants a takedown but no success here.
TunTon Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barney Phife.
Lim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Phife walks away with a smile on his face. Lim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phife counters with a single leg into guard. Lim didn't expect that.
Phife looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lim keeping moving, preventing Phife from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim wants to sweep here but Phife controlling him for the moment.
Lim has momentary wrist control but Phife slips an elbow through the middle.
Phife missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phife is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lim keeping moving, preventing Phife from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phife manages to avoid it.
Phife thuds a left hand into Lim's body.
A slow jab from Phife misses its intended target.
Lim swings away with a body shot that misses
and Phife counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lim thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Phife comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phife has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Phife!
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