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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Phife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phife has chosen Fernandinho - Mais Alto as his entrance music. 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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223 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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215 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Phife!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phife will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phife throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Phife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phife connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phife wants to land a leg kick but Lynch is out of range.
Lynch throws a sloppy head kick and Phife moves out of range easily.
Phife misses with a lunging right hand
and Lynch holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Phife is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lynch prevents a body shot from Phife.
Lynch has a couple of punches blocked by Phife.
Phife tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lynch avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Phife's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lynch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lynch tries to break the clinch but Phife is controlling the position.
Phife stops a takedown attempt from Lynch.
Phife breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lynch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phife misses with a body shot.
Phife avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phife connects with a crisp jab.
Phife works Lynch's body with a nice hook.
Phife throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lynch misses with a hook. Phife ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lynch.
Lynch misses with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Lynch blocks the leg kick.
Lynch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lynch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice uppercut lands for Phife. That snapped Lynch's head back.
Phife bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lynch's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynch wants to clinch
and Phife cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lynch tries to clinch up but Phife circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynch doesn't manage to clinch there - Phife circles away.
Phife just misses with a punch to the body.
Phife connects with a crisp jab.
Lynch ducks under a wild hook from Phife.
Phife connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lynch momentarily.
Lynch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lynch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phife throws a head kick but Lynch moves out of range.
Phife misses with a hook. Lynch ducked under it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Phife. Lynch shrugs it off though.
Lynch blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch with a poor takedown
enabling Phife to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phife uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lynch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phife scores with a jab.
Phife avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lynch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Phife fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lynch on the side of the head.
Phife fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lynch to the ground. Phife is now in Lynch's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phife trying to control the position from guard on top but Lynch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lynch keeping full guard, as Phife tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phife accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is looking to stand up but Phife isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynch is trying to control the position but Phife postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch trying to control the position here.
Phife content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamie Lynch wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lynch tries to clinch up.
Phife loads up on a big right hand but Lynch slips the punch.
Phife keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phife throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phife moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Phife misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lynch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Phife 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.
Phife swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phife lands with a right hand.
A head kick lands from Phife that sends Lynch to the canvas. Lynch tries to scramble back to his feet but Phife brings him back down into side control.
Lynch is rocked!
It looks like Jamie Lynch has been cut.
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!
Lynch is not content to let Phife control the position.
Oh Lynch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lynch gets back to half guard.
Well, if Phife is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lynch seems to have got his legs back now.
Phife wants to pass to mount but Lynch is defending the position.
Phife working Lynch over with strikes.
Lynch tries to get to full guard but Phife has control of the leg.
Phife has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Phife keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Phife prevents Lynch from improving his position.
Phife thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lynch's head.
Phife controlling the action here.
Lynch gets full guard.
Phife loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Phife postures up.
Lynch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lynch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Phife controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Phife darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lynch fails to land with a series of punches.
Phife fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lynch checks it well.
Phife jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phife misses with a straight left.
Phife misses with a left hand
and Lynch counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lynch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch tries to break the clinch but Phife is controlling the position.
Phife's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phife fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lynch checks it well.
Phife fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Phife misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lynch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lynch wants to clinch but Phife slips to the side
and Phife counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phife tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phife has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A cross from Phife lands.
Phife waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lynch.
Phife misses with a double jab.
Lynch closes the distance and clinches.
Lynch breaks the clinch.
Lynch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phife pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Phife fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lynch manages to avoid it.
Phife lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch pushes Phife up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Phife.
Phife throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lynch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Phife gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Barney Phife has been cut.
Lynch gets through Phife's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phife has Lynch pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Phife pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lynch tumbling to the mat - Phife dives into Lynch's guard.
Phife postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lynch has control of Phife's left arm, preventing Phife from doing any damage.
Phife trying to control but Lynch is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lynch trying to keep a closed guard but Phife is proving a slippery customer.
Phife won't allow Lynch to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Phife showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Phife lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Phife lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lynch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lynch checks the leg kick nicely there.
Phife fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lynch is defended easily by Phife.
Lynch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Phife as he avoids it easily.
Barney Phife seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phife looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lynch!
Phife lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Lynch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Phife cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Phife controlling from the full mount.
Phife working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Phife controlling the position easily from mount.
Phife tries to control but Lynch wriggling away.
Phife looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phife in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lynch can't escape the position.
Phife looking to control but Lynch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phife has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lynch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Phife has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lynch's face.
Phife putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is trying to escape the mount.
Lynch is working hard here to advance position.
Phife avoids the attempt from Lynch to control.
Lynch is desperately trying to improve his position but Phife has a good base and remains in mount.
Phife controlling the pace for now.
Lynch tries to hold on but Phife pushes him away.
Phife lands a heavy elbow.
Lynch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Phife lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phife looking to control but Lynch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lynch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jamie Lynch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phife lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phife lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Phife trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Phife content just to control the position here.
Lynch is bucking up trying to escape but Phife cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phife content just to control the position here.
Lynch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Phife comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Phife winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Phife!
A very excited looking Barney Phife rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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