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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Pounds (ranked 2187 p4p, 218 weight class) and Hifives Ghost (ranked 2871 p4p, 256 weight class). 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tanner Pounds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hifives Ghost!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghost turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Pounds misses the target.
Ghost doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pounds uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghost.
Pounds fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pounds takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ghost throws a hook but Pounds blocks it.
Pounds attempts a counter takedown but Ghost avoids it well and moves away.
Pounds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ghost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Pounds.
Pounds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ghost.
We've been hearing reports that Pounds has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pounds throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Ghost to counter with a crisp jab.
Ghost throws a body shot but no joy.
Pounds tries for a takedown but Ghost sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pounds tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pounds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tanner Pounds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghost attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ghost slips a jab and a cross from Pounds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost looks for the body kick but Pounds saw that one coming.
Ghost takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ghost throws a series of punches but Pounds moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Ghost.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghost. Pounds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pounds tries to counter with a takedown but Ghost is quick to defend against it.
Ghost lands a right hook to the body.
Pounds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pounds misses with an uppercut.
Ghost raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pounds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ghost circles away quickly and effectively.
Ghost wants to counter with a clinch but Pounds pushes him away.
Pounds takes a swing at Ghost's ribcage but misses.
Ghost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pounds.
Ghost tries to counter with a clinch but Pounds shakes him off and moves away.
Ghost tries a head kick but it misses.
Pounds throws a series of punches but Ghost moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ghost tries to score with a low kick but Pounds moves his leg out of the way.
Pounds swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ghost.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghost digs a good hook to Pounds's body.
Ghost misses with a looping left.
Pounds misses with a takedown
and Ghost counters with a right hand to the body.
Ghost misses the shot to the body.
Pounds swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ghost.
Pounds is looking to land body kicks.
Ghost lands a jab to the nose.
Ghost displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pounds.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanner Pounds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghost swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounds looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghost is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Ghost's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pounds throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ghost looks to land a right hand but Pounds moved out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pounds.
Ghost dodges the ground and pound from Pounds.
Pounds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ghost keeps working.
Pounds wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ghost, who protects the arm well.
Pounds working the ground and pound but Ghost is defending the strikes.
Ghost is trying to improve his position.
Pounds throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounds is looking to take a break and control but Ghost is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pounds working the body and head with strikes.
Pounds scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ghost to see if he's OK.
Pounds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ghost keeps working.
Ghost taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An elbow from Pounds crashes against the mat.
Who's going to make the next move?
You can see the frustration on Ghost's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Pounds 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.
Pounds scores with the left hand. Ghost knows he should have avoided that one.
Ghost misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for Pounds.
Pounds throws a big shot that misses.
Ghost just misses with a punch to the body.
Pounds misses with a takedown attempt - Ghost sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pounds with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ghost to score with a decent uppercut.
Pounds blocks a head kick by Ghost.
Ghost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pounds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Ghost blocks the leg kick.
Hifives Ghost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ghost looks to score with a jab to the body but Pounds is just out of range.
Ghost checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ghost throws a big shot that misses.
Pounds appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pounds misses with a leg kick.
Ghost misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pounds attempts a counter takedown but Ghost avoids it well and moves away.
Hifives Ghost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ghost scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ghost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Pounds misses.
Ghost gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ghost closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pounds throws a body kick that misses
and Ghost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pounds on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ghost. Ghost obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ghost misses.
Pounds slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghost lands a leg kick that knocks Pounds off balance momentarily.
Ghost lands a head kick!
Pounds takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pounds keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pounds takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pounds bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pounds loads up on a big right hand but Ghost slips the punch.
Pounds tries to work over Ghost's front leg with a kick but Ghost checks it.
Ghost misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghost. Pounds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pounds rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ghost counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pounds lands a jab to the nose.
Pounds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pounds gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pounds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghost.
Pounds misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ghost counters with a nice uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Ghost scores with a four punch combination!
Ghost wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pounds looks for a takedown but Ghost sprawls well.
Pounds avoids the head kick by Ghost.
A counter left hand to the body from Pounds misses its target.
A good leg kick by Ghost.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Ghost tenderised Pounds's leg. Pounds is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Ghost there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pounds lands with a straight right. Ghost didn't see that one coming.
Pounds throws a low kick but Ghost avoids it.
Pounds takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ghost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghost. Pounds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pounds half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pounds 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.
Ghost misses with a looping left.
Pounds fails to land with a series of punches.
Ghost slips a jab and a cross from Pounds.
Ghost fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pounds looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ghost lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hifives Ghost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Ghost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pounds changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ghost throws a nice looking combination but Pounds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good shot there by Pounds.
A big right from Ghost misses.
Pounds throws out a loose jab but Ghost uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Ghost blocks the leg kick.
Pounds finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pounds blocks a head kick by Ghost.
Ghost takes a swing at Pounds's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pounds throws a hook to the side of Ghost's head but Ghost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ghost tries to counter with a clinch but Pounds shakes him off and moves away.
No luck for Pounds with that takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Ghost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounds misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Pounds does no damage.
A nice side step and Ghost releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pounds scores with a jab.
Ghost is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pounds rather than just go for the knockout.
Pounds throws out a leg kick but Ghost moves out of range and Pounds only half commits.
Ghost just misses with a punch to the body.
Pounds walks into a stiff left hand from Ghost.
Ghost looks to throw the jab but Pounds is out of range.
Ghost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ghost throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pounds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ghost.
Ghost cracks the inside of Pounds's front leg.
Pounds 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.
Pounds feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pounds working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ghost's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pounds keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ghost's head.
Pounds trying to control but Ghost is working from the bottom.
Ghost seems keen to control Pounds's posture.
Ghost working a defensive guard here.
Pounds throws an elbow that misses. Ghost uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pounds's guard. Nice move by Ghost!
Ghost works over Pounds with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounds looking to control.
Pounds is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ghost is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ghost trying to control the position from guard on top but Pounds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pounds wants to sweep here but Ghost controlling him for the moment.
Pounds lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ghost tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ghost has Pounds pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pounds wants to control from the top but Ghost keeps moving.
Ghost not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pounds is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ghost wants to control but Pounds passes easily into half guard.
Pounds missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ghost tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pounds has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Pounds connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanner Pounds showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pounds 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanner Pounds!
Tanner Pounds decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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