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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Walcott (ranked 569 p4p, 395 weight class) and Bo Xiang Pao (ranked 74 p4p, 53 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
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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 26 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 3, fighting out of London, Bo Xiang Pao!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiang Pao throws the kick towards the body but Walcott avoids it.
Xiang Pao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Xiang Pao throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Xiang Pao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bo Xiang Pao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiang Pao slips under a jab.
Xiang Pao throws out a counter right but Walcott avoids it with no problem.
Xiang Pao throws the kick towards the body but Walcott avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiang Pao misses the target.
Xiang Pao throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Xiang Pao throws an off balance right hand
and Walcott counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walcott.
A right handed body shot lands from Walcott.
Walcott lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Walcott.
Walcott digs a right hand underneath Xiang Pao's ribcage. Xiang Pao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Xiang Pao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walcott avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiang Pao scores with a hook to the body.
Walcott misses with a punch to the body.
Xiang Pao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Xiang Pao can't break the clinch.
Walcott tries to work over Xiang Pao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiang Pao throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao throws an elbow but it misses.
Walcott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott lands a body shot.
Walcott lands a body shot.
Walcott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiang Pao controls his hands.
Xiang Pao presses Walcott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Xiang Pao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walcott blocks it with crossed arms.
Xiang Pao blocks a body shot from Walcott.
Xiang Pao wants to break free but Walcott has control.
Xiang Pao breaks from the clinch.
Walcott lands a leg kick that knocks Xiang Pao off balance momentarily.
Walcott staying out of range there.
Xiang Pao misses with a wild body shot.
Xiang Pao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Xiang Pao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walcott clinches with his opponent.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiang Pao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walcott.
Walcott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Xiang Pao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Walcott blocks the low kick.
Walcott throws a leg kick but Xiang Pao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xiang Pao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walcott.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Walcott avoids the body shot from Xiang Pao.
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiang Pao misses the jab.
Walcott lands with a nice body punch.
Xiang Pao throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Walcott is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Xiang Pao pushes Walcott away with a front kick.
Xiang Pao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walcott misses with a body shot.
Xiang Pao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
Walcott tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Xiang Pao manages to circle out of the way.
Xiang Pao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walcott on the side of the head.
Walcott throws a head kick but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Xiang Pao thumps Walcott with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walcott lands a body shot.
Xiang Pao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away.
A shot to the liver by Walcott. Beautiful body shot.
Walcott blocks a head kick by Xiang Pao.
Walcott is looking to counter the offense by Xiang Pao and move into the clinch.
Walcott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xiang Pao throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Walcott takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Xiang Pao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiang Pao throws a head kick that misses.
Xiang Pao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Walcott digs a good hook to Xiang Pao's body.
Walcott moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xiang Pao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walcott lands with a cross.
Walcott throws a low kick but it's checked well by Xiang Pao.
Walcott lands a nice looking body shot.
Walcott thows a body kick. Xiang Pao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Xiang Pao misses with a wild body shot.
Walcott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Walcott swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Walcott looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiang Pao is just out of range.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Walcott sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xiang Pao misses with a shot to the body
and Walcott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walcott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xiang Pao looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiang Pao misses with a low kick.
Walcott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiang Pao.
Walcott checks a leg kick.
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao scores with a jab. Walcott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Walcott will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Xiang Pao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Walcott checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A quick step to the side and Walcott tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiang Pao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walcott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Walcott blocks it.
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walcott.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Xiang Pao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott backing away here, and Xiang Pao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Walcott is looking to wear down Xiang Pao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice leg kick from Walcott, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walcott scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Walcott loads up on a big right hand but Xiang Pao slips the punch.
Walcott thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Xiang Pao if he has to take too many more of those.
Walcott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xiang Pao throws a looping overhand right but Walcott ducks down to avoid it.
Xiang Pao lands a glancing blow to the side of Walcott's head.
Xiang Pao throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walcott looks to land a right hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range.
Xiang Pao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Xiang Pao wants to land a leg kick but Walcott is out of range.
Walcott scores with a head kick.
Xiang Pao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Walcott blocks it well.
Walcott throws a push kick but Xiang Pao slaps the foot to one side.
Xiang Pao tried to score with a low kick but Walcott checks it.
Xiang Pao throws a looping overhand right but Walcott ducks down to avoid it.
Walcott tried to counter with a leg kick but Xiang Pao avoided it.
Xiang Pao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and Xiang Pao moves out of range easily.
Walcott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walcott scores with a sloppy right hand. Xiang Pao should have avoided that one.
Walcott looks for the body kick but Xiang Pao saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao scores with a nice head shot.
Walcott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xiang Pao. Xiang Pao obviously looking to wear him down.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Walcott saw that one coming.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walcott moves out of range as Xiang Pao strikes.
Walcott looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Walcott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiang Pao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Walcott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiang Pao loads up on a big right hand but Walcott slips the punch.
Xiang Pao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walcott.
Walcott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Walcott's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Walcott is thwarting Xiang Pao's attempts to control the position.
Walcott is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Xiang Pao!
Xiang Pao tries to reverse the position but Walcott maintains control.
Walcott looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao working to try and regain half guard.
Xiang Pao keeps trying to improve his position.
Xiang Pao tries to buck Walcott off but he can't manage it.
Walcott controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Xiang Pao manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Xiang Pao keeping hold of Walcott's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Xiang Pao moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walcott slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Walcott dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Walcott scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xiang Pao in his tracks.
Xiang Pao looks to score with a jab to the body but Walcott is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Walcott tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiang Pao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Xiang Pao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
Xiang Pao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Walcott moves out of range of the body kick.
Xiang Pao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Xiang Pao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walcott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiang Pao throws a shot from downtown. Walcott moves away and avoids it.
Walcott scores with a hook to the body. Xiang Pao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Xiang Pao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott blocks a jab.
Walcott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walcott checks the leg kick.
Xiang Pao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walcott counters with a nice uppercut.
Xiang Pao throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
A jab from Walcott does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott digs a good body shot into Xiang Pao's ribs.
Walcott smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Walcott.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight left.
Walcott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xiang Pao can do to turn this around?
Xiang Pao avoids a kick to the body.
Walcott throws a body kick that misses
and Xiang Pao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight right.
Walcott lands a body shot.
Xiang Pao sizes up Walcott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut.
Xiang Pao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Xiang Pao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Walcott - the referee stops the clock and Xiang Pao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Walcott. Xiang Pao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiang Pao checks a low kick from Walcott.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a low kick.
Xiang Pao blocks the body kick.
Walcott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiang Pao missing with a left hand there. Walcott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good work by Xiang Pao as he checks the leg kick.
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and Xiang Pao moves out of range easily.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiang Pao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jab by Walcott.
Xiang Pao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Walcott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Xiang Pao throws a looping overhand right but Walcott ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Walcott misses.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walcott.
Xiang Pao avoids a kick to the body.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick that misses.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Walcott moved away.
Xiang Pao throws a head kick but Walcott moves out of range.
Xiang Pao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tommy Walcott is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the side of Walcott's head but Walcott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walcott scores with a kick to the midsection.
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiang Pao.
Walcott lands a glancing blow to the side of Xiang Pao's head.
Xiang Pao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walcott is looking to counter punch.
Xiang Pao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiang Pao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walcott can pounce on him.
Xiang Pao tries to work over Walcott's front leg with a kick but Walcott checks it.
Walcott moves out of range as Xiang Pao throws a body kick.
It appears Walcott was looking to counter with a kick there.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Walcott checks it.
Xiang Pao misses the jab.
Walcott avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Walcott lands with a slapping head kick.
Xiang Pao throws a body kick that misses.
Walcott steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Xiang Pao. That one must have hurt.
Walcott scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away.
Walcott avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws a front kick that sends Walcott stumbling back into the cage.
Xiang Pao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walcott throws a leg kick but Xiang Pao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walcott lands a front kick.
Walcott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Walcott clinches with his opponent.
Xiang Pao misses with an elbow strike.
Walcott pushes Xiang Pao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Xiang Pao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Walcott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xiang Pao or not.
Bo Xiang Pao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiang Pao's elbow.
Xiang Pao missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Walcott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walcott has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Walcott!
Tommy Walcott took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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