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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Pounds (ranked 1803 p4p, 186 weight class) and Paul Hewitt (ranked 3588 p4p, 300 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tanner Pounds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Hewitt!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pounds has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pounds there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pounds changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hewitt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hewitt bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Hewitt leaves Pounds with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hewitt missing with a left hand there. Pounds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pounds with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Hewitt. That snapped Pounds's head back.
Pounds has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Takeover in the buildup to the fight.
Pounds ducks under a wild hook from Hewitt.
Pounds fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hewitt looks to land a combination but Pounds avoids it well.
Hewitt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pounds.
Hewitt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pounds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hewitt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hewitt's hands.
Pounds uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hewitt.
Pounds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pounds, right into the meat.
Pounds thuds his right hand into Hewitt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hewitt moves out of range as Pounds strikes.
Pounds closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hewitt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pounds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hewitt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanner Pounds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hewitt moves out of range of the leg kick from Pounds.
It seemed like Hewitt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Pounds.
Hewitt unleashes a big counter combination but Pounds bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 luck for Pounds with that takedown attempt.
It seemed like Hewitt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pounds lands with a right hand.
Pounds misses with the combination.
Pounds misses with a straight left.
Hewitt connects with a crisp jab.
Pounds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hewitt.
Pounds tried to counter with a leg kick but Hewitt avoided it.
Pounds tried to score with a low kick but Hewitt checks it.
Pounds looks to throw the jab but Hewitt is out of range.
Hewitt throws out a counter right but Pounds avoids it with no problem.
Hewitt misses the shot to the body.
Pounds half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pounds tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hewitt defends well and Pounds ends up having to push Hewitt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Hewitt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pounds with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hewitt counters with a stiff right hand.
Pounds misses with a leg kick.
Hewitt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pounds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hewitt.
Pounds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hewitt circles away quickly and effectively.
Hewitt throws a lazy right hand but Pounds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pounds throws a front kick aimed at Hewitt's knee but Hewitt avoids it well.
Hewitt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hewitt just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Hewitt misses.
Pounds throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Pounds.
A big left from Hewitt misses.
Hewitt scores with the left hand. Pounds knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hewitt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pounds shoots in but no luck this time.
Paul Hewitt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pounds misses with a hook to the body
and Pounds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pounds misses with a looping right.
Pounds moves out of range as Hewitt strikes.
Pounds stuns Hewitt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pounds misses with a few strikes there.
Hewitt misses with a hook.
Pounds takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Hewitt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hewitt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hewitt.
A telegraphed right hand from Hewitt misses the target.
Hewitt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pounds.
Donk. Pounds catches Hewitt right on the button with a cross.
Pounds throws an off balance right hand
and Hewitt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pounds shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hewitt pinned against the cage. Hewitt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It seemed like Hewitt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Pounds.
Pounds slips under a jab.
Pounds lands a glancing blow to the side of Hewitt's head.
Paul Hewitt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hewitt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pounds.
Hewitt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounds misses with a left hand
and Hewitt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hewitt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pounds moves out of range as Hewitt strikes.
Pounds connects with a body shot.
Hewitt misses with an uppercut.
Hewitt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hewitt misses with a looping right.
Hewitt ducks right into an uppercut from Pounds.
It looks like Paul Hewitt has been cut.
Pounds takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hewitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pounds moves away.
Hewitt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pounds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pounds is looking to slow Hewitt down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hewitt ducks under a wild hook from Pounds.
Hewitt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab by Pounds.
Hewitt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hewitt misses with a looping right.
Pounds dives in and grabs Hewitt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hewitt pushes down on Pounds's head and hops out.
As Pounds backs off Hewitt throws a huge counter combo but Pounds manages to avoid it all.
Hewitt checks a leg kick.
Pounds stuns Hewitt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pounds.
Hewitt tries to sprawl but Pounds drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hewitt wants to improve his position but Pounds is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt is refusing to be controlled, as Pounds sits in half guard.
Pounds working the head and body with strikes.
Pounds takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pounds seems to be working for a kimura but Hewitt defends the submission attempt.
Pounds is looking for a kimura but Hewitt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pounds to get the leverage.
Ground and pound from Pounds.
Hewitt tries to get to full guard but Pounds has control of the leg.
Tanner Pounds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hewitt manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A left lands for Hewitt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt digs a good body shot into Pounds's ribs.
Pounds throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hewitt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hewitt wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanner Pounds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pounds misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Pounds.
Pounds has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pounds there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pounds with a nice cross.
Hewitt throws a looping overhand right but Pounds ducks down to avoid it.
Pounds tries to counter with a takedown but Hewitt is quick to defend against it.
Pounds throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It seemed like Hewitt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A good leg kick by Pounds.
Hewitt lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tanner Pounds will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Hewitt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pounds throws a jab when Hewitt was well out of range.
Pounds throws a jab when Hewitt was well out of range.
Hewitt loads up on a big right hand but Pounds slips the punch.
Hewitt blocks a jab.
Hewitt lands a jab to the nose.
Pounds misses with an uppercut
and Hewitt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hewitt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pounds throws an off balance right hand
and Hewitt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pounds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hewitt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pounds throws a hook to the side of Hewitt's head but Hewitt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hewitt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pounds misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitt lands with a good body shot.
Hewitt takes one on the button.
Pounds throws a right hand that misses
and Hewitt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pounds slips a jab from Hewitt.
Pounds misses the jab.
Hewitt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pounds paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pounds works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pounds swings widly with a right hand
and Hewitt counters with a nice uppercut.
Pounds scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hewitt. Pounds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pounds feinted with a counter takedown.
Pounds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pounds scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pounds misses with a looping right.
Pounds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pounds tries to land a leg kick but Hewitt saw it coming and moves away.
Pounds swings for the body but Hewitt moves out of range.
Hewitt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pounds with a body shot.
A cross from Pounds lands.
Pounds throws an overhand right that lands on Hewitt's shoulder, as Hewitt tries to avoid the shot.
Hewitt misses with a double jab.
Pounds takes a swing at Hewitt's ribcage but misses.
Pounds misses with an uppercut
and Hewitt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pounds thinking.
The fighters circling - Hewitt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pounds throws a shot from downtown. Hewitt moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hewitt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hewitt cracks a nice hook into Pounds's ribs.
Hewitt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pounds.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hewitt.
Hewitt lands a body shot.
Pounds misses with an uppercut
and Hewitt counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hewitt misses the target.
Pounds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hewitt.
Hewitt scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounds changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pounds fails to land with a series of punches.
Hewitt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hewitt scores with a hook.
Hewitt walks into a stiff left hand from Pounds.
Pounds slips a straight right by Hewitt.
Hewitt throws a hook but Pounds blocks it.
Hewitt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Hewitt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hewitt blocks a head kick by Pounds.
Hewitt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hewitt throws a jab but it's blocked by Pounds.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Hewitt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hewitt 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Hewitt!
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