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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between WP Inman (ranked 5020 p4p, 5488 weight class) and Flash Spooner (ranked 345 p4p, 355 weight class). WP Inman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, WP Inman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flash Spooner!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inman keeps the fight on the outside.
Spooner gets a clinch.
Inman avoids a wild elbow strike from Spooner.
Inman takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like WP Inman has been cut.
Spooner struggles to land a body shot inside as Inman controls his hands.
Spooner scores with a knee to the head.
Spooner's coach down at Cozad MMA Montreal was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Spooner's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Inman avoids a wild elbow strike from Spooner.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Inman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spooner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spooner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spooner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inman blocks it with crossed arms.
Spooner misses with a knee strike.
Spooner connects with a knee to the head.
Inman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spooner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spooner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spooner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Spooner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spooner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spooner throws an elbow but misses.
Inman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spooner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Inman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spooner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Inman stuns Spooner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spooner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Inman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spooner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Inman counters with a straight right hand.
Spooner tries to clinch up.
Inman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spooner doesn't manage to clinch there - Inman circles away.
Inman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spooner tries to close the distance and clinch but Inman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spooner is looking to clinch.
Spooner tries to clinch up.
Inman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Spooner tries to clinch but Inman moves out of range.
Inman lands a slapping body shot.
Spooner tries to clinch there but Inman circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inman scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inman lands with a good body shot.
Inman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spooner at a distance.
Spooner closes the distance but Inman moves to the side
and Inman counters with a stiff right hand.
Spooner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Inman.
Inman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Inman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spooner doesn't seem phased though.
Inman punishes Spooner's body with a nice straight punch.
Spooner is looking to clinch but Inman is avoiding it.
Inman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spooner back to the cage. Inman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spooner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Spooner is rocked!
Inman works Spooner's body with a nice hook.
Spooner is still on wobbly legs! Can Inman finish him?
Inman stuns Spooner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spooner seems to have recovered his senses.
Inman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spooner. Spooner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spooner doesn't manage to clinch there - Inman circles away.
Inman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spooner wants to clinch up but Inman keeps it at a distance.
Inman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Inman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Inman throws a series of strikes that have Spooner backpedaling.
Inman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Inman digs a good hook to Spooner's body.
Spooner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spooner doesn't manage to clinch there - Inman circles away.
Spooner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Inman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spooner walks into a stiff left hand from Inman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spooner doesn't manage to clinch there - Inman circles away.
Spooner wants to clinch.
Spooner wants to clinch up but Inman keeps it at a distance.
Spooner tries a head kick but it misses.
Inman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donk. Inman catches Spooner right on the button with a cross.
Spooner doesn't manage to clinch there - Inman circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spooner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spooner tries to clinch up but Inman circles away and keeps his distance.
Spooner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Inman feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Spooner sprawling to the canvas! Spooner rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Inman finish him?!
Inman works Spooner's body with a nice hook.
Spooner closes the distance and pushes Inman back into the cage.
Inman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Inman fails to pull guard.
Inman tries to pull guard but Spooner holds him up against the cage and eventually Inman drops back down to his feet.
Spooner lands a knee to the body.
Inman fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for WP Inman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inman wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inman is trying to push Spooner away but Spooner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spooner tries a knee to the head but Inman blocks it.
Spooner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spooner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Inman struggles to land a body shot inside as Spooner controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
WP Inman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on WP Inman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spooner is looking to clinch.
Spooner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Inman swings for the body but Spooner moves out of range.
Inman connects with a nice looking jab.
Inman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A lazy left from Inman finds it's target.
Flash Spooner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spooner rushes Inman and presses him up against the cage.
Spooner misses with a knee strike.
Spooner is working for takedown but Inman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Spooner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Inman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Inman misses with a punch to the body.
Inman misses with a punch on the inside.
Spooner tries to land a knee to the head but Inman blocks with his arms.
Inman tries to stall but Spooner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Inman lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spooner connects with a knee to the head.
Inman breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spooner closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Inman counter with a right hand.
Inman is looking to wear down Spooner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spooner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Inman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spooner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Inman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spooner can do to turn this around?
Spooner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Spooner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spooner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spooner is breathing heavily.
Inman lands a body punch.
Inman fails to pull guard.
Inman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spooner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spooner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Inman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spooner backwards.
Inman lands an uppercut.
Spooner lands a knee to the head.
Spooner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inman wants to get back to striking at distance but Spooner won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spooner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spooner lands a knee to the body.
Inman misses with a body punch.
Spooner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Inman is trying to break the clinch but Spooner has him pressed against the cage.
Flash Spooner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Inman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spooner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spooner looking to throw knees to the head but Inman is blocking nicely.
Spooner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spooner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spooner misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Inman.
Inman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Inman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spooner has Inman pressed against the cage, preventing Inman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Inman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Inman lands a jab-cross combination.
Spooner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spooner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Inman throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spooner tries to clinch up but Inman circles away and keeps his distance.
Inman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spooner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Inman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spooner walks into a left hand.
Inman lands a left and a right that send Spooner crashing to the mat, dazed. Inman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spooner seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Inman shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Spooner is backing up but Inman catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Spooner covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Inman Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). WP Inman!
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