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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesley has chosen Eminem - Go to Sleep as his entrance music. Timmy Wesley told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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220 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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223 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timmy Wesley!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Foster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Foster scores with a hook to the body. Wesley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wesley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wesley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foster counters with a nice body shot.
Wesley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foster.
A slow jab from Foster misses its intended target.
Wesley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Foster counters with a nice uppercut.
Wesley misses with an uppercut
and Foster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wesley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foster.
Foster is looking to wear down Wesley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Foster scores a takedown into full mount!
Foster looking to control but Wesley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Foster unloading with bombs!
Foster lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Foster connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Foster tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Foster in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Foster controlling from mount.
Wesley is desperately trying to improve his position but Foster has a good base and remains in mount.
Foster working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Foster there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws a wild left hand from mount and Wesley manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Foster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Foster throwing shots but Wesley is blocking nicely.
Foster wants to control but Wesley is keeping him busy.
Wesley wants to improve his position but Foster is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Foster takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marcus Foster.
Foster misses with a looping left.
Danga de danga de dang - Foster scores with a four punch combination!
Wesley throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Foster counter with a right hand.
Wesley misses with a hook
and Foster counters with a stiff right hand.
Timmy Wesley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wesley throws an off balance right hand
and Foster counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Foster dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Foster throws a right hand that misses
and Wesley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Wesley misses
and Foster counters with a stiff right hand.
Foster lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wesley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Foster counters with a nice body shot.
Foster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wesley has time to react.
Wesley throws a lazy uppercut
and Foster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wesley slips under a jab from Foster.
Foster keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wesley misses with a lunging right hand
and Foster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wesley throws an off balance right hand
and Foster counters with a right hand to the body.
Foster works Wesley's body with a nice hook.
Wesley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Foster backs up against the cage.
Wesley misses with a left hand
enabling Foster to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster takes a swing at Wesley's ribcage but misses.
Wesley throws a sloppy body shot
and Wesley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wesley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Foster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wesley scrambles back to his feet.
Foster lands with a hook. Wesley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wesley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wesley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wesley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foster scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wesley misses with a right hand
and Foster counters with a nice uppercut.
Wesley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Foster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wesley's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by Wesley.
Foster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wesley's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesley throws a right hand that misses
letting Foster counter with a right hand.
Wesley is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Foster lands a jab.
Foster cracks a nice hook into Wesley's ribs.
Foster scores with a nice strike.
Foster looks to score with a jab to the body but Wesley is just out of range.
Wesley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foster misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Wesley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wesley.
Wesley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Foster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foster darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Foster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wesley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wesley misses with an uppercut
and Wesley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wesley thuds his right hand into Foster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Foster misses with a shot to the body
and Wesley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Foster throws a jab when Wesley was well out of range.
Marcus Foster is winning the standup battle so far.
Wesley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Timmy Wesley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wesley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Foster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foster shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Wesley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesley throws a lazy uppercut
and Foster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foster darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wesley misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Foster to counter with a crisp jab.
Wesley throws a sloppy body shot
and Foster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wesley misses with a jab to the body
and Foster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wesley misses with a jab to the body
and Foster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wesley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Foster counters with a straight right hand.
Wesley gets caught napping as Foster dives in and scores a takedown. Wesley manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wesley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Foster defends it easily.
Wesley is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Foster's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Foster dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wesley misses with a double jab
and Foster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wesley misses with a body punch
enabling Foster to counter with a crisp jab.
Foster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wesley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Foster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wesley as he jumps to the side.
Wesley throws a combination that misses
and Foster counters with a left and a right that stings Wesley.
Wesley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wesley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Foster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wesley.
Wesley misses with a left hand
and Foster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wesley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Foster counter with a right hand.
Foster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Wesley does no damage.
Wesley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Foster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wesley misses with a shot to the body
and Wesley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wesley has time to react.
Nice cross by Wesley.
Wesley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foster.
Wesley throws an off balance right hand
letting Foster counter with a right hand.
Wesley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wesley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wesley misses with a jab to the body
enabling Foster to counter with a crisp jab.
Foster clobbers Wesley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wesley throws a lazy uppercut
and Foster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wesley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice shot lands for Foster.
Timmy Wesley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster 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.
Wesley misses with a left hand
and Foster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foster scores with the left hand. Wesley knows he should have avoided that one.
Wesley tries to sprawl but Foster drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Foster thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wesley's head.
Foster trying to control the action but Wesley is working from the bottom.
Foster working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Foster seems content to control.
Foster uses his free foot to push down on Wesley's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wesley.
Wesley is working to get back to half guard.
Foster with the ground and pound from mount.
Wesley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marcus Foster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster landing strikes, looking to finish!
Foster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wesley can do to turn this around?
Foster working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Foster looking to control and managing it successfully.
Foster dominating with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster looking to finish Wesley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wesley!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foster 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Foster!
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