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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Phuey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj London (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dj London will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Phuey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dj London!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
London is looking to slow Phuey down with leg kicks.
London fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phuey throws a sloppy head kick and London moves out of range easily.
London digs a good hook to Phuey's body.
London tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phuey blocks a head kick by London.
Phuey throws a head kick that misses.
Phuey throws a leg kick that misses.
London swings and misses with a hook to the body.
London throws a sloppy head kick and Phuey moves out of range easily.
London swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phuey lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuey shoots for a double leg takedown but London sprawls well. He's pushed Phuey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
London throws a nice outside leg kick.
London throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from London.
Phuey thows a body shot but no joy.
London blocks a head kick by Phuey.
Dj London is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
London fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Phuey is out of range.
London avoids the head kick by Phuey.
Phuey thows a body shot but no joy.
Phuey lands a leg kick that knocks London off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
London misses with a body kick.
London avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
London throws a hook to the side of Phuey's head but Phuey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
London throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuey has London up against the cage in a clinch.
London lands a body punch in the clinch.
London blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phuey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
London takes an elbow to the forehead.
London's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phuey throws a head kick but London moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuey lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Phuey.
Phuey swats away the attempt to clinch by London.
London is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phuey.
London scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phuey doesn't seem bothered though.
Phuey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sam Phuey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phuey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phuey cracks London with a right hand to the side of the head.
Phuey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around London's waist but London gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Phuey off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuey needs to keep his hands up - London had a free shot at his head there.
Phuey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
London stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Phuey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
London looks for the body kick but Phuey saw that one coming.
Phuey throws a sloppy head kick and London moves out of range easily.
London checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Phuey drops his hands momentarily and London takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
London stuns Phuey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phuey takes one on the button.
Phuey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sam Phuey will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Phuey lands with a good body shot.
Phuey avoids the head kick by London.
London moves out of range as Phuey throws a body kick.
London fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
London looks to land a right hand but Phuey moved out of range.
London is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick by Phuey misses
and London counters with a left to the body.
Phuey scores with a crisp jab that stopped London in his tracks.
Phuey throws a head kick that misses.
Phuey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
London lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
London throws a hook but Phuey blocks it.
Phuey throws a sloppy head kick and London moves out of range easily.
Dj London seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phuey tries to close the distance and clinch but London swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
London moves in looking to clinch but Phuey pushes him off.
London takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phuey.
Phuey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phuey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. London smiles and moves away.
Good work by London as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. London checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Phuey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
London chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phuey can pounce on him.
Phuey tries to keep at a distance but London has taken the fight into the clinch.
Phuey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phuey.
London lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phuey.
London avoiding damage as Phuey throws knees to the body.
London utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Phuey lands a hook that snaps the head of London backwards.
Phuey misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phuey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Phuey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. London is defending well for now.
Phuey is looking to break free of the clinch but London has double underhooks.
Phuey blocks a body shot from London.
Phuey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phuey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phuey misses with a hook from the clinch.
London misses with a punch to the body.
London lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phuey backwards.
London blocks a body shot from Phuey.
London swings wildly with an uppercut but Phuey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phuey tries to circle away but London has him pinned against the cage.
Phuey is looking to control London's arms but London gets an underhook and turns him. Now Phuey has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Phuey.
Phuey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Phuey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Phuey - that landed with a thud.
London lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phuey.
London has a couple of punches blocked by Phuey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phuey misses with a knee to the head.
London scores with a shoulder strike.
Phuey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phuey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but London gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Phuey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phuey misses with a body punch.
London misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by London as Phuey tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Phuey lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Phuey 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Phuey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by London!
London avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
London staying out of range there.
London looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick from Phuey lands but London takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick there by London.
London checks a leg kick.
Phuey wants to clinch.
London misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuey throws a right hand that misses
and London counters with a two punch combo.
London lands with a good body shot.
London thows a body shot but no joy.
London's corner calls for a 1-2. London obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some wild striking there from London.
London doesn't manage to clinch there - Phuey circles away.
Phuey throws a lazy head kick
and London counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
London chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phuey can pounce on him.
London takes a head kick and keeps coming.
London is rocked!
Phuey misses with a hook.
Sam Phuey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
London is still on wobbly legs! Can Phuey finish him?
London misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
London seems to have recovered his senses.
Phuey throws a sloppy head kick
enabling London to counter with a crisp jab.
London feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phueys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
London tries to clinch but Phuey is having none of it.
London checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Phuey lands the left hand.
Phuey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
London throws a head kick that misses.
Phuey drops his hands momentarily and London takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Phuey throws a lazy head kick
and London counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phuey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Phuey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phuey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by London.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
London is looking to clinch but Phuey is avoiding it.
London avoids the body shot from Phuey.
Donk. Phuey catches London right on the button with a cross.
London misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from London misses.
Dj London has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
London tries a low kick but Phuey avoids it.
Phuey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phuey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around London's waist but London gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Phuey off to one side.
London staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sam Phuey.
Well Phuey 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sam Phuey!
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