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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Bastos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Phife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastos comes to the cage accompanied by D-Nox & Beckers - One Shot (Flame On Fire Remix) . Phife has chosen Fernandinho - Mais Alto as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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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
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Andreas Bastos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Phife!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phife throws a head kick but Bastos moves out of range.
Phife moves away from the strike by Bastos.
Phife slips under a jab.
Phife lands with a straight right. Bastos didn't see that one coming.
Phife throws a leg kick
and Bastos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Barney Phife has been cut.
Barney Phife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phife throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bastos jabs at Phife's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastos moves out of range of the strikes.
Bastos misses the shot to the body.
Phife connects with a body shot.
Jab from Phife.
It looks like Andreas Bastos has been cut.
Phife takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Phife pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phife digs a good body shot into Bastos's ribs.
Phife catches Bastos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Phife displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastos throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastos shoots in and drives through. Phife sprawls well.
Bastos has managed to clinch.
Phife lands an uppercut.
Bastos has a couple of punches blocked by Phife.
Bastos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phife dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bastos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Phife pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Phife leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bastos looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Bastos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastos missing with knees to the body.
Phife misses with an elbow over the top.
Phife has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bastos after a bit of a struggle.
Bastos tries to land knees in the clinch but Phife avoids the damage to the body.
Bastos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phife content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phife changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bastos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Phife throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bastos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Phife is just riding it out for now. Bastos eventually gives up the hold.
Bastos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Phife is just riding it out for now. Bastos eventually gives up the hold.
Bastos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Phife to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phife pulls Bastos in to control the position.
Phife wants to sweep here but Bastos controlling him for the moment.
Bastos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Phife utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Phife working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bastos.
Bastos tries to free his leg and advance position but Phife is retaining full guard.
Phife looking for a sweep. Not yet Phife, not yet.
Bastos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phife looking to control but Bastos passes into half guard.
Phife gets back to full guard.
Bastos won't allow Phife to sweep him here.
Bastos works over Phife with some ground and pound from guard.
Bastos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Phife manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bastos has Phife in his guard.
Bastos is controlling Phife's posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phife is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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 Andreas Bastos will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bastos looking to score a takedown here. Phife is defending well but Bastos drives through and ends up in Phife's guard.
Phife seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bastos prevents Phife from getting back to his feet.
Bastos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Phife managing to control the position.
Phife utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bastos throws a big right hand that misses.
Bastos landing with the ground and pound.
Bastos passes Phife's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bastos is looking for a kimura here.
Phife trying to hold on to Bastos's head to control him but Bastos postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastos works his way into full mount!
Phife tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Phife wants to control but Bastos is having none of it.
Bastos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Phife tries to reverse the position but Bastos maintains control.
Bastos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Phife's face.
Phife is desperately trying to improve his position but Bastos has a good base and remains in mount.
Bastos looking to secure an arm triangle but Phife defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Phife is looking to escape.
Phife is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bastos avoids the attempt from Phife to control.
Phife is trying desperately to improve position.
Bastos is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Phife can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastos lands a big shot there that rocks Phife but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Andreas Bastos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phife tries to lock up and control but Bastos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bastos goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Phife turns into him and now he's in Bastos's guard.
Phife throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bastos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Phife controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Phife looking to sit in guard and control but Bastos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phife is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Phife is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Barney Phife.
Phife defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bastos.
Bastos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phife.
Good standup being displayed there by Phife as he connects with a hook.
Bastos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bastos has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phife throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phife throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bastos throws a head kick that misses
and Phife counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andreas Bastos will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Phife ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bastos moves away.
Bastos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Bastos misses its intended target.
Phife tries a head kick but it misses.
Phife jabs Bastos right on the nose. Bastos blinks but takes it well.
Phife throws a low kick but Bastos moves out of range easily.
Phife misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Phife.
Phife throws a looping overhand right but Bastos ducks down to avoid it.
Bastos catches Phife with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barney Phife seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phife getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bastos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Phife pinned against the cage. Phife gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bastos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phife counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phife blocks a head kick by Bastos.
Phife throws a hook to the side of Bastos's head but Bastos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phife connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bastos's hands.
Phife lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sloppy strikes from Phife. Those never looked like landing.
Phife throws a body kick that misses.
Bastos shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phife lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bastos backs up against the cage.
Bastos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Phife bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phife scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Phife misses.
Bastos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Bastos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phife.
Phife scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastos throws a big shot that misses.
Bastos blocks a jab.
Bastos scores with a sloppy right hand. Phife should have avoided that one.
Phife misses with a left hand
letting Bastos counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastos. That's going to slow Phife down.
Bastos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Phife misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barney Phife has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bastos tests Phife's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phife scores with a head kick.
A big left from Phife misses.
Bastos shoots and misses
and Phife counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A leg kick checked by Phife.
Bastos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Phife defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastos tries to land a leg kick but Phife saw it coming and moves away.
Bastos defending well as Phife loads up on a big left hand.
Bastos walks into a jab.
Good work by Bastos as he checks the leg kick.
Phife misses with a body punch
and Bastos counters with a stiff right hand.
Bastos throws a leg kick which misses Phife's front leg but catches the back leg as Phife tries to avoid it.
Phife lands a nice shot to the body.
Phife throws a hook to the side of Bastos's head but Bastos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phife slips under a jab.
Phife throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Phife moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phife throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phife swinging wildly here.
Phife slips a straight right by Bastos.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Phife throws a big shot that misses.
Bastos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phife throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bastos slips a straight right by Phife.
Andreas Bastos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phife blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastos swings for the body but Phife moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phife.
Phife thows a body shot but no joy.
Phife takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Phife comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bastos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreas Bastos!
Andreas Bastos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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