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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Deacon Fries (ranked 2717 p4p, 2903 weight class) and Eh Phuthong (ranked 149 p4p, 161 weight class). Eh Phuthong acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deacon Fries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eh Phuthong!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phuthong misses with a straight right.
Phuthong misses the shot to the body.
Phuthong jabs Fries right on the nose. Fries blinks but takes it well.
Fries tries to move into range but Phuthong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fries looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Phuthong connects with a nice looking jab.
Fries throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Phuthong was covering up waiting for the punch and Fries finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Phuthong throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Phuthong trying to strike off his back.
Phuthong thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fries wants to control from the top but Phuthong keeps moving.
Phuthong throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Phuthong is striking but Fries is not phased and passes to half guard.
Fries looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Phuthong is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Phuthong flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Fries blocks Phuthong's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Fries blocks Phuthong's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Fries blocks Phuthong's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Fries lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Phuthong is desperately trying to improve his position but Fries has a good base and remains in mount.
Phuthong throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Phuthong is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fries lands a big shot there that rocks Phuthong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fries connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fries has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Phuthong is looking to get to half guard.
Fries lands a nice shot to the head.
Phuthong flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Fries scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Phuthong?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fries blocks Phuthong's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Phuthong felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Phuthong throwing hammer fists to the chest of Fries. What's that going to do exactly?
Fries prevents Phuthong from getting the reversal.
Phuthong swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Fries scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Phuthong is looking to improve his position but Fries isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Phuthong is looking to improve his position but Fries isn't that keen on the idea.
Phuthong throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Fries lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Fries.
Phuthong flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Phuthong working to try and regain half guard.
Phuthong throwing hammer fists to the chest of Fries. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fries unloading with bombs!
Phuthong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Phuthong sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fries lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fries working the head and body with strikes.
Phuthong punching from the bottom.
Phuthong tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Phuthong tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Phuthong flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deacon Fries dominated that round.
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.
Phuthong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Phuthong will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fries wants to pass the guard but Phuthong is keeping the position.
Phuthong tries to strike from the bottom.
Phuthong is striking from the bottom but Fries uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Phuthong misses with some strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fries blocks the strikes from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Fries manages to pass to side control.
Fries lands a few punches from side control.
Phuthong is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Phuthong throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fries blocks the strikes from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Phuthong missing with punches from the bottom.
Phuthong misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Fries thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Phuthong's head.
Phuthong misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Phuthong flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Eh Phuthong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fries uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
Fries throwing a counter right hand but Phuthong manages to avoid it.
Phuthong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fries avoids the body shot from Phuthong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fries feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fries pushing down on Phuthong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Phuthong tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Fries is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Phuthong is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Fries trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Phuthong gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phuthong throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Deacon Fries overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phuthong strikes from the bottom but Fries passes into mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fries prevents Phuthong from getting the reversal.
Phuthong swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Fries is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phuthong can do to turn this around?
Phuthong flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Phuthong throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Phuthong is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phuthong swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Phuthong sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Phuthong punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fries blocks the strikes from Phuthong.
Phuthong misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Phuthong misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Fries not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Phuthong flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Fries is working for a kimura but Phuthong is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phuthong missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phuthong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phuthong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Phuthong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fries looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deacon Fries dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Phuthong cracks a nice hook into Fries's ribs.
Phuthong scores with a hook.
A cross from Phuthong lands.
Phuthong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fries dives in and grabs Phuthong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Phuthong pushes down on Fries's head and hops out.
Fries takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Phuthong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phuthong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Friess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donk. Phuthong catches Fries right on the button with a cross.
Fries decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phuthong throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Fries manages to pass to side control.
Phuthong misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Phuthong throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Phuthong is trying to strike from the bottom but Fries has passed into full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Fries there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fries unloads with some shots from mount but Phuthong bucks and avoids them well.
Fries blocks Phuthong's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Phuthong throwing hammer fists to the chest of Fries. What's that going to do exactly?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fries working the ground and pound effectively.
Phuthong flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Phuthong flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Phuthong is trying to escape the mount.
Phuthong is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Fries blocks Phuthong's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Fries landing strikes from the mount and Phuthong is in trouble!
Phuthong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fries wants to control the pace but Phuthong is squirming around nicely.
Phuthong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Phuthong throwing hammer fists to the chest of Fries. What's that going to do exactly?
Phuthong can't escape the position.
Fries blocks Phuthong's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Phuthong swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Phuthong is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Phuthong swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Phuthong can't escape the position.
Fries is landing with some decent strikes but Phuthong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Phuthong swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Phuthong is desperately trying to improve his position but Fries has a good base and remains in mount.
Phuthong swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fries blocks Phuthong's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Phuthong throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Phuthong swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Phuthong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Phuthong throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Fries can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Phuthong is looking to escape.
Fries prevents Phuthong from getting the reversal.
Eh Phuthong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deacon Fries is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fries blocks Phuthong's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deacon Fries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fries, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deacon Fries!
An out of breath Deacon Fries thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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