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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Pharaoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusty Bottoms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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172 cm
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178 lbs
15 - 4 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Pharaoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dusty Bottoms!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bottoms misses.
Bottoms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pharaoh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bottoms to the mat! Bottoms manages to get full guard.
Bottoms working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pharaoh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pharaoh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pharaoh stopping the sweep attempt from Bottoms.
Bottoms bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pharaoh's guard.
Pharaoh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bottoms lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bottoms makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bottoms trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pharaoh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pharaoh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bottoms defends it easily.
Bottoms slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pharaoh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pharaoh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bottoms scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bottoms sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pharaoh defending well though.
Pharaoh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bottoms's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bottoms's back!
Bottoms turns into Pharaoh and is now in his guard.
Bottoms with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bottoms stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pharaoh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pharaoh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bottoms can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bottoms looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms lands a couple of elbows.
Bottoms chips away with some ground and pound.
Bottoms landing with the ground and pound.
Bottoms in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bottoms working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pharaoh's head.
Bottoms advances position into side control!
Bottoms lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bottoms connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pharaoh some visible discomfort.
Pharaoh on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bottoms scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pharaoh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bottoms lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pharaoh down.
Pharaoh gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bottoms is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bottoms uses his free foot to push down on Pharaoh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pharaoh.
Pharaoh is desperately trying to improve his position but Bottoms has a good base and remains in mount.
Bottoms working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pharaoh is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Bottoms.
Oh Pharaoh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bottoms looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Pharaoh covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dusty Bottoms!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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