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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Porterfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Neal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bobby Porterfield's chin.
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170 cm
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155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
20
152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Porterfield! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Neal! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Porterfield lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neal's sensitive parts. Neal fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Porterfield. Bobby Porterfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Neal shoots in and drives through. Porterfield sprawls well. Porterfield misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porterfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Neal fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Porterfield throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Porterfield connects with the punch. Porterfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Neal or perhaps it was just good defense by Porterfield which made him look bad. Bobby Porterfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Neal. Porterfield misses with a wild combination.
Porterfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. A jab from Porterfield does it's job there. Neal ducks right into an uppercut from Porterfield. Porterfield getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Porterfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Porterfield takes a swing at Neal's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Porterfield scores with a kick to the midsection. Neal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Porterfield.
Neal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neal is defended easily by Porterfield. A head kick from Porterfield lands but Neal takes it in his stride. Porterfield rushes Neal and presses him up against the cage. Porterfield controlling the action here for a moment.
A short uppercut from Porterfield. Porterfield lands a left hand.
Neal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Stalling in the clinch from Porterfield.
Neal wants a takedown.
Porterfield gets through Neal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Porterfield lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Porterfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Porterfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Neal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Porterfield gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Neal looks gassed! Porterfield lands a nice elbow. Porterfield scores with a hook to the body. Porterfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Neal is rocked! Porterfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Neal is still on wobbly legs! Can Porterfield finish him? Porterfield scores with a shot to the side of Neal's head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Porterfield lands with a right to the head. Porterfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Porterfield creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Neal with a big uppercut! Neal tries to clinch up but Porterfield pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Neal to the mat! Neal covers up and Porterfield unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bobby Porterfield!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
75% |
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