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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Walcott (ranked 1451 p4p, 72 weight class) and Cole Reynolds (ranked 556 p4p, 19 weight class). Tommy Walcott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cole Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Walcott lands with a good body shot.
Reynolds fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walcott on the side of the head.
Walcott throws a combination that misses
and Reynolds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walcott scores with a jab to the head.
Reynolds uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walcott.
A bone on bone clash there as Reynolds blocks the leg kick.
Walcott slips under a jab from Reynolds.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Walcott.
Walcott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reynolds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reynolds! But no joy.
Jab by Reynolds.
Walcott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds lands with a short shot to the head.
Reynolds digs a right hand into Walcott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walcott's gas tank.
Reynolds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walcotts head.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walcott.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reynolds throws a head punch that misses.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Reynolds controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Walcott.
A short right from Reynolds on the inside.
Reynolds scores with a shoulder strike.
Reynolds lands with a short shot to the head.
Walcott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott tries to work over Reynolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reynolds presses Walcott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reynolds lands a nice uppercut.
Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Reynolds avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.
Reynolds pushes Walcott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds lands a body shot.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
Reynolds can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
I was talking to Walcott's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds looking to slow down the pace here.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Walcott.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Reynolds controls the action.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike.
Reynolds blocking some punches.
Reynolds scores with a shot to the side of Walcott's head.
Reynolds lands a hook that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
Reynolds lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike.
Reynolds pushes Walcott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds lands a body shot.
Walcott tries to work over Reynolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reynolds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walcott connects with a single shot there.
Walcott motions for Reynolds to come forward. Walcott throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reynolds keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Walcott misses
letting Reynolds counter with a right hand.
Walcott is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott cracks a nice hook into Reynolds's ribs.
A big right from Reynolds misses.
Reynolds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Walcott misses.
Reynolds blocks a jab.
Walcott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walcott connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reynolds momentarily.
Reynolds scoring well with a low kick there.
Reynolds throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Reynolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reynolds thuds his shin into the meat of Walcott's side.
Reynolds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walcott thuds a left hand into Reynolds's body.
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Walcott is looking to clinch.
Reynolds appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tommy Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott jabs at Reynolds's body.
Walcott tries to clinch up.
Walcott throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Reynolds to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Walcott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walcott scores with a body shot.
Walcott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walcott seems to have got his legs back now.
Walcott throws a hook but Reynolds avoids it easily.
Crack! A monster head kick from Reynolds and Walcott falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Reynolds!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cole Reynolds!
After the fight, Cole Reynolds was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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