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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quincy McBonebrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Phelps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phelps has chosen Let's Get it On as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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186 cm
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175 lbs
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186 cm
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172 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quincy McBonebrook! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Phelps! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McBonebrook is looking to clinch. Phelps shoots in for a takedown but McBonebrook shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. McBonebrook gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Phelps moves into range and clinches up with McBonebrook. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. McBonebrook slows down the pace here.
Phelps scores with a nice hook to the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Phelps stalling in the clinch but McBonebrook improves position. McBonebrook using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phelps has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McBonebrook has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Phelps avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Phelps tries to land a knee to the head but McBonebrook blocks with his arms.
Phelps blocks a body shot from McBonebrook. McBonebrook takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Phelps lands a hook that snaps the head of McBonebrook backwards. Phelps lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. McBonebrook tries to work over Phelps's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Phelps misses with a body punch.
McBonebrook struggles to land a body shot inside as Phelps controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Phelps tries for a takedown. No joy.
Phelps manages to break the clinch.
McBonebrook throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. McBonebrook misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Phelps checks a leg kick. Phelps wants to counter the offense by McBonebrook and move into the clinch position. Phelps drives through and clinches with McBonebrook against the cage.
McBonebrook drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quincy McBonebrook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Phelps throws a head punch that misses. Phelps is trying to pull guard but McBonebrook turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. McBonebrook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phelps unloads a knee to the mid-section. McBonebrook lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Phelps dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Phelps tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phelps taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McBonebrook tries to land knees in the clinch but Phelps avoids the damage to the body. Phelps lands a nice shot to the body. McBonebrook misses with a hook from the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Phelps escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phelps moves into range and connects with a jab. Phelps swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McBonebrook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quincy McBonebrook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. McBonebrook tries a low kick but Phelps avoids it. Phelps is looking for the big counter here. Phelps misses with a takedown attempt and Phelps takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Phelps tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McBonebrook manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Phelps misses with a combination
and McBonebrook counters by clinching up. Phelps fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McBonebrook misses with a hook from the clinch. Phelps escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McBonebrook lands a nice leg kick that just misses Phelps's sensitive parts. An inside leg kick from McBonebrook misses. Phelps wants to counter with a clinch but McBonebrook pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Phelps stalks McBonebrook and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McBonebrook's face. McBonebrook staggers backwards, shaken. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phelps, as that shot connected.
McBonebrook doesn't manage to clinch there - Phelps circles away.
Phelps takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McBonebrook misses with a body shot.
Phelps clinches up with McBonebrook and pushes him back against the cage. Phelps lands with a short head shot on the inside. Phelps misses with a hook from the clinch. Phelps tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. McBonebrook throws a head punch that misses. Phelps manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Phelps dominated that 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.
That kick from McBonebrook tenderised Phelps's leg. Phelps is trying to keep his angry face on. McBonebrook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Phelps steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McBonebrook. Phelps throws a right hand that McBonebrook ducks under and follows up with a left that McBonebrook also avoids with ease. McBonebrook misses with a low kick as Phelps jumps back. Phelps is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Phelps will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McBonebrook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Quincy McBonebrook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A punch combination from Phelps misses. McBonebrook tries to counter by clinching up but Phelps breaks away and moves out of range. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McBonebrook. McBonebrook sets himself, and Phelps steps forward looking for the clinch! McBonebrook avoids it this time. Phelps will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McBonebrook, as that shot connected.
McBonebrook misses with a wild body shot. McBonebrook loads up on a big right hand but Phelps slips the punch. Phelps swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. McBonebrook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot by Phelps. Phelps avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phelps tries to counter with a clinch but McBonebrook shakes him off and moves away. McBonebrook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phelps paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Phelps.
McBonebrook throws a body shot but no joy. Phelps closes the distance and clinches up with McBonebrook, looking for a takedown. Phelps pushes McBonebrook against the cage but McBonebrook circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Phelps moves in looking to clinch but McBonebrook pushes him off. McBonebrook tries to clinch up but Phelps circles away and keeps his distance. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Phelps! But no joy. McBonebrook fails with an attempt to clinch.
McBonebrook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phelps.
Phelps with the counter takedown but McBonebrook avoids it easily. Phelps tries to clinch but McBonebrook moves out of range. McBonebrook tries to clinch up. Phelps tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McBonebrook on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice sprawl there from McBonebrook as Phelps shoots in. Phelps scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Phelps fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McBonebrook manages to avoid it. Phelps gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Phelps escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of McBonebrook 's head but he takes it in his stride. Phelps tries to bum rush McBonebrook with a series of wild strikes but McBonebrook uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A big right from McBonebrook misses. McBonebrook thuds a left hand into Phelps's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McBonebrook throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Nice uppercut there from McBonebrook. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Phelps shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McBonebrook eats them both and turns towards Phelps to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. McBonebrook shoots in looking for a takedown. Phelps tries to sprawl out of it but McBonebrook keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Phelps manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Phelps punishes McBonebrook's body with a nice straight punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Phelps showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Phelps rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McBonebrook moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Good work by McBonebrook as he checks the leg kick. And McBonebrook counters with a quick kick to the body but Phelps blocks it. McBonebrook gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phelps. McBonebrook drives through and clinches with Phelps against the cage.
McBonebrook lands with a light punch inside. Phelps tries to throw a body punch but McBonebrook avoids it by throwing Phelps back against the cage. Phelps blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McBonebrook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Phelps gets underhooks to prevent McBonebrook's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Phelps pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. McBonebrook wants to clinch up but Phelps keeps it at a distance. Phelps tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McBonebrook paws at him with a jab and circles away. McBonebrook is looking to counter punch. A low kick from McBonebrook is predictable there and Phelps counters with a left and a right that stings McBonebrook.
That's one minute gone in the round. McBonebrook throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Phelps misses with a series of wild punches.
McBonebrook seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. No joy there for Phelps, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McBonebrook appears to be looking for a big counter. McBonebrook throws out a leg kick but Phelps moves out of range and McBonebrook only half commits. McBonebrook clinches. Phelps tries for a takedown but McBonebrook manages to get underhooks.
McBonebrook works on Phelps's body with a couple of short punches. A right hand to the body from Phelps.
McBonebrook trying to land knees to the body.
McBonebrook stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McBonebrook trying to land knees to the body.
Quincy McBonebrook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Phelps is trying to force a seperation but McBonebrook has the dominant position. McBonebrook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McBonebrook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phelps manages to break the clinch.
McBonebrook throws a leg kick enabling Phelps to counter with a crisp jab. Phelps slaps away a takedown attempt from McBonebrook, before circling back to the center of the mat. Phelps throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Phelps has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Phelps lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McBonebrook backs up against the cage.
McBonebrook with a jab. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Phelps!
Leon Phelps is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. McBonebrook fails in his attempt to clinch. Phelps works the jab nicely. McBonebrook connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. McBonebrook doesn't manage to clinch there - Phelps circles away.
McBonebrook swats away the attempt to clinch by Phelps. As Phelps tries to get set, McBonebrook tries to push him back and clinch up but Phelps manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McBonebrook throws a right and a left that both miss. No joy there for Phelps, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McBonebrook wants to clinch up but Phelps keeps it at a distance. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Phelps dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Phelps throws a right and a left that both miss. McBonebrook takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. A bone on bone clash there as Phelps blocks the leg kick.
Phelps moves out of range of the body kick from McBonebrook.
And that's the end of the fight! Leon Phelps comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Phelps has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Phelps! Leon Phelps looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Yes,, Ill take some Civadier.'.
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hype
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