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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thioon Phitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bashor comes to the cage accompanied by Monster by Skillet. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thioon Phitch!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phitch is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Bashor misses the target.
Bashor takes one on the button.
Bashor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phitch closes the distance and pushes Bashor back into the cage.
Phitch slowing the pace effectively.
Phitch working aggressively here.
Phitch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bashor is trying to break the clinch but Phitch is controlling him.
Phitch breaks from the clinch.
Phitch moves forwards but Bashor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Phitch moves out of range of the leg kick from Bashor.
Phitch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phitch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bashor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashor scores with a three punch combo!
Bashor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bashor's corner calls for a 1-2. Bashor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bashor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phitch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bashor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Phitch misses.
Phitch misses with a combination
and Bashor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice shot by Phitch.
Bashor lands with a cross.
Bashor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Phitch jabs at Bashor's body.
Bashor misses with a looping left.
Bashor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phitch throws out a loose jab but Bashor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bashor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phitch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bashor manages to avoid it.
Bashor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Bashor.
Phitch lands the left hand.
Phitch throws a poor cross that misses
and Bashor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Phitch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bashor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor looks for the body kick but Phitch saw that one coming.
Phitch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bashor with a body shot.
Bashor misses with a combination
and Phitch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Bashor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phitch looks to throw the jab but Bashor is out of range.
Bashor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phitch walks into a jab.
No joy there for Bashor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A clash of legs there as Phitch blocks the low kick.
Phitch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bashor misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Phitch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bashor throws a big shot that misses.
Bashor throws a hook to the side of Phitch's head but Phitch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phitch misses with a hook. Bashor ducked under it nicely.
Phitch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bashor throws out the jab.
Bashor is looking to land body kicks.
Phitch checks a low kick from Bashor.
Phitch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bashor takes a swing at Phitch's ribcage but misses.
Phitch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phitch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bashor.
Phitch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bashor.
Phitch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bashor's hands.
Bashor is rocked!
Phitch tries to clinch up but Bashor circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Bashor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bashor throws a wild body kick that Phitch sees coming a mile off.
Phitch closes the distance and clinches.
Phitch breaks from the clinch.
Bashor seems to have got his legs back now.
Phitch throws a hook to the side of Bashor's head but Bashor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bashor misses with a series of wild punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bashor.
Phitch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bashor misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phitch misses with a looping left.
Bashor is looking for a counter combo.
Phitch fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phitch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phitch misses with a straight left.
Phitch lands with a shot to the body.
Bashor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bashor throws a nice looking combination but Phitch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phitch looks to land a left hand but Bashor moved out of range nicely.
Phitch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bashor. Bashor obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phitch. Bashor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phitch tries to clinch up but Bashor circles away and keeps his distance.
Bashor throws a shot from downtown. Phitch moves away and avoids it.
Bashor staying out of range there.
Phitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Phitch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phitch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bashor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phitch moves into the clinch.
Phitch breaks the clinch.
Bashor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thioon Phitch will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Phitch misses with a straight right.
Phitch connects with a jab.
Bashor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bashor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bashor gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Phitch gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thioon Phitch!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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