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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Walcott (ranked 1706 p4p, 182 weight class) and Burke Heimer (ranked 3392 p4p, 298 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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146 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
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
22 - 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
11 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Burke Heimer !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimer is looking to chop away at Walcott's legs.
Heimer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A cross from Walcott lands.
Walcott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heimer .
Heimer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walcott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heimer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walcott misses with a body shot.
Walcott misses with an uppercut. Heimer saw that one coming.
Heimer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Heimer .
Heimer loads up on a big right hand but Walcott slips the punch.
Walcott looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimer is just out of range.
Walcott backing away here, and Heimer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Heimer jabs at Walcott's body.
Heimer thumps Walcott with a low kick.
Heimer wants to land a leg kick but Walcott is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walcott, right into the meat.
Walcott throws a head kick but Heimer moves out of range.
Heimer tries to clinch but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Heimer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walcott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walcott was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Heimer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Heimer lands a nice hook to Walcott's body. Walcott takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Walcott moves out of range of the strikes.
Walcott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heimer just misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heimer connects with a leg kick. Walcott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Heimer misses its intended target.
Walcott cracks the inside of Heimer 's front leg.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Heimer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Heimer misses with a head kick.
Heimer tries to move into range but Walcott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Walcott throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heimer lands a jab.
Walcott tries a head kick but it misses.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Walcott.
A jab from Walcott finds it's way through Heimer 's defenses.
Heimer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walcott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimer closes the distance and clinches.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heimer misses with a body punch.
Walcott working aggressively here.
Heimer looking to slow down the pace here.
Walcott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Heimer .
Heimer blocks a body shot from Walcott.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heimer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heimer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Heimer lands with a right to the head.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimer stalls.
A short right from Walcott on the inside.
Heimer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heimer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heimer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heimer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott digs a right hand underneath Heimer 's ribcage. Heimer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott keeps control of Heimer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heimer misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Walcott.
Walcott misses with a punch on the inside.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Heimer controls the action.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
Walcott misses with the head strike.
Heimer breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walcott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walcott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heimer misses with a wild body shot.
Tommy Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heimer .
Walcott is looking to counter punch.
Walcott throws the left hand but Heimer avoids the punch easily.
Heimer throws a leg kick which misses Walcott's front leg but catches the back leg as Walcott tries to avoid it.
Walcott moves away from the strike by Heimer .
Walcott blocks a head kick by Heimer .
An inside leg kick lands from Walcott.
Walcott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heimer circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott with a hook.
Walcott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heimer .
Walcott is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Walcott swings for the body but Heimer moves out of range.
No joy there for Heimer , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heimer .
Walcott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walcott.
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimer manages to avoid it.
Heimer misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Heimer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Heimer throws a lazy right hand but Walcott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Heimer . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heimer .
A swing and a miss from Walcott.
A little jabbing left from Heimer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimer throws a body shot but no joy.
Walcott half committed to a counter leg kick.
Heimer looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
Walcott was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Walcott misses with a body shot.
Walcott wants to clinch up but Heimer keeps it at a distance.
Walcott moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Walcott dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
That kick from Walcott tenderised Heimer 's leg. Heimer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heimer defending well as Walcott loads up on a big left hand.
Walcott blocks a head kick by Heimer .
Heimer works Walcott's body with a nice hook.
Walcott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Walcott scores with a nice right hand.
Heimer blocks a head kick by Walcott.
Walcott thumps Heimer with a low kick.
A jab from Walcott finds it's way through Heimer 's defenses.
Walcott takes one on the button.
Tommy Walcott is winning the standup battle so far.
Walcott walks into a stiff left hand from Heimer .
Both fighters circling a little - Walcott finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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!
Walcott throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Walcott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heimer .
Walcott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heimer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Walcott works the jab nicely.
Walcott jabs Heimer right on the nose. Heimer blinks but takes it well.
Heimer throws a jab but it's blocked by Walcott.
Heimer throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Heimer momentarily.
Walcott scores with a jab to the body.
Walcott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heimer can do to turn this around?
Heimer misses with a straight right.
Walcott throws a jab when Heimer was well out of range.
Heimer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heimer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heimer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Heimer .
Heimer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Heimer misses with a looping right.
Walcott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walcott lands with a good body shot.
Walcott moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heimer lands a jab to Walcott's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott lands a head kick!
Walcott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimer was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Walcott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heimer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott keeps the fight on the outside.
Walcott throws a leg kick but Heimer moved away.
Heimer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walcott on the side of the head.
Heimer lands with a cross.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimer throws a lazy right hand but Walcott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walcott stuns Heimer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heimer throws a jab but it's blocked by Walcott.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Heimer .
Walcott is looking to land body kicks.
Heimer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walcott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heimer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walcott scrambles back to his feet.
Heimer missing with a left hand there. Walcott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heimer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Walcott is looking to slow Heimer down with leg kicks.
Walcott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott scores with a shot to the body.
Heimer jabs Walcott right on the nose. Walcott blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Heimer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott wants to slow Heimer down by chopping away at his legs.
Heimer misses the jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Walcott!
Walcott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimer manages to avoid it.
Heimer misses with a wild combination.
Walcott throws a head kick but Heimer moves out of range.
Heimer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimer moves away.
Heimer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heimer misses the shot to the body.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimer throws a head kick that misses.
Walcott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heimer .
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimer throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and Heimer moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Walcott looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimer is just out of range.
Walcott's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Heimer avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Walcott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Heimer 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walcott connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heimer scrambles back to his feet.
Heimer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heimer cracks Walcott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Walcott is looking to wear down Heimer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heimer throws a leg kick but Walcott moved away.
Walcott appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heimer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott dips to his left and cracks Heimer with an uppercut!
Walcott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimer .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walcott.
Walcott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heimer doesn't seem bothered though.
Heimer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walcott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heimer .
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. This is the final round!
Heimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Heimer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walcott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heimer misses with a straight left.
Walcott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heimer can pounce on him.
Heimer slips a jab from Walcott.
Heimer connects with a solid leg kick.
Heimer misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Heimer .
Walcott punishes Heimer 's body with a nice straight punch.
Heimer closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walcott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heimer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walcott tries a body shot but Heimer blocks it.
Heimer 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walcott lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimer 's elbow.
Heimer is trying to push Walcott away but Walcott has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Heimer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walcott throws the kick towards the body but Heimer avoids it.
It seemed like Heimer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walcott takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walcott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Walcott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heimer ! But no joy.
Heimer looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heimer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Walcott has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walcott and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Heimer looks to score with a jab to the body but Walcott is just out of range.
Heimer just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimer slips under a jab from Walcott.
Walcott jabs Heimer right on the nose. Heimer blinks but takes it well.
Walcott looks to land a body kick but Heimer moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimer misses the jab.
Heimer misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Heimer misses.
Walcott swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walcott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heimer .
Heimer misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heimer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walcott circles away quickly and effectively.
Walcott throws a looping overhand right but Heimer ducks down to avoid it.
Heimer lands a leg kick that knocks Walcott off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Walcott.
Good leg kick by Walcott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heimer rushes Walcott and presses him up against the cage.
Heimer is leaning against Walcott and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walcott scores with a shot to the side of Heimer 's head.
Walcott scores with a shot to the side of Heimer 's head.
Heimer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heimer has a couple of punches blocked by Walcott.
Walcott misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walcott.
Heimer struggles to land a body shot inside as Walcott controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott has a couple of punches blocked by Heimer .
Heimer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heimer wants to stall.
Heimer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heimer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walcott stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heimer digs a right hand underneath Walcott's ribcage. Walcott let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Walcott scores with a shoulder strike.
Tommy Walcott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heimer .
Heimer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott lands an uppercut.
Walcott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walcott is trying to break the clinch but Heimer has him pressed against the cage.
Heimer manages to break the clinch.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Walcott there.
Heimer misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Heimer .
Burke Heimer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Walcott.
A big left from Heimer misses.
Walcott lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Walcott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heimer .
Heimer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Heimer throws a shot to the body.
Heimer throws a shot from downtown. Walcott moves away and avoids it.
Heimer takes one to the side of the head.
Heimer lands a jab to the head.
Walcott scores with a leg kick.
Walcott lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walcott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heimer looks to land a right hand but Walcott moved out of range.
Heimer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Walcott misses the target.
Heimer throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
Walcott slips a straight right by Heimer .
Walcott lands a head kick!
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 Tommy Walcott.
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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Walcott!
Tommy Walcott very nearly forgot to thank IniTech Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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RATING
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