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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Presley (ranked 1565 p4p, 221 weight class) and Johny Handicks (ranked 1841 p4p, 251 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Elvis Presley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Handicks!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley throws a head kick that Handicks semi-blocks.
Handicks throws a big shot that misses.
Presley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Presley. That's going to slow Handicks down.
Presley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Handicks is able to avoid easily.
Presley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Presley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Handicks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Presley moves away from the strike by Handicks.
Presley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Handicks.
Presley moves into range and clinches up with Handicks.
Presley landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Presley fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Presley.
Presley blocking some punches.
Handicks wants a takedown but no success here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Handicks tries to work over Presley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Handicks tries to work over Presley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Presley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Handicks takes a shot to the head.
Presley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Handickss head.
Handicks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Presley misses with a knee to the head.
Presley lands a hook that snaps the head of Handicks backwards.
Presley stalls.
Presley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handicks's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Presley as Handicks tries to tie him up.
Presley tries to land a knee to the head but Handicks blocks with his arms.
Presley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Handicks scores with a nice right hand.
Presley misses with a low kick as Handicks jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Handicks blocks the leg kick.
Handicks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elvis Presley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Presley scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handicks throws a leg kick but Presley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Presley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Handicks looks to land a left hand but Presley moved out of range nicely.
Handicks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Presley throws a poor cross that misses
and Handicks counters with a nice body shot.
Handicks throws a lazy right hand but Presley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Presley throws a front kick aimed at Handicks's knee but Handicks avoids it well.
Handicks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Presley moves into range and clinches up with Handicks.
Presley with a knee to the head.
It looks like Johny Handicks has been cut.
Presley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Presley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Handicks misses with the head strike.
Presley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Presley moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Presley fails to land.
Handicks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Presley is trying to maintain a safe position but Handicks gets an underhook and turns Presley into the ropes.
Presley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Presley cracks the inside of Handicks's front leg.
Handicks blocks a head kick by Presley.
Handicks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Handicks misses with an uppercut
and Presley counters with a good low kick that Handicks was not able to check.
Handicks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Handicks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Elvis Presley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handicks throws a series of punches but Presley avoids them all with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Presley.
Presley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Presley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presley digs a good hook to Handicks's body.
Presley closes the distance and clinches.
Presley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A bone on bone clash there as Handicks blocks the leg kick.
Handicks tries to keep at a distance but Presley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Presley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Presley has a couple of punches blocked by Handicks.
A short body shot lands from Handicks as the two fighters clinch.
Presley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handicks's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Presley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johny Handicks's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Presley.
Presley throws a sloppy body shot
and Handicks counters with a nice uppercut.
Handicks blocks a low kick nicely.
Handicks checks a low kick from Presley.
Handicks checks a leg kick nicely.
Presley ducks under a wild hook from Handicks.
Handicks checks a low kick from Presley.
The crowd cheers as Handicks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Presley doesn't seem phased though.
Presley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Handicks blocks the leg kick.
Presley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Handicks can do to turn this around?
Handicks throws a shot from downtown. Presley moves away and avoids it.
Handicks looks to land a combination but Presley avoids it well.
Presley darts in trying to clinch
and Handicks counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Handicks misses.
Handicks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Handicks with a poor takedown
and Presley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Presley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handicks.
Presley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Presley throws a head kick that Handicks semi-blocks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Presley.
Handicks looks to land a left hand but Presley moved out of range nicely.
Handicks might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Presley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Presley throws a hook but Handicks avoids it easily.
Presley thumps Handicks with a low kick.
Handicks throws an overhand right that lands on Presley's shoulder, as Presley tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Handicks. That did some damage!
Handicks misses with a body shot.
Presley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Handicks.
Presley feints and then cracks Handicks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Handicks down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Presley misses the body punch
and Handicks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elvis Presley is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Presley. That snapped Handicks's head back.
Presley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Handicks misses.
Presley throws a front kick aimed at Handicks's knee but Handicks avoids it well.
Handicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Presley.
Presley throws a leg kick
and Handicks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Handicks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Presley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Handicks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Handicks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Handicks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Presley throws out the jab.
Handicks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Handicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Presley was well out of range. Poor timing from Handicks.
Presley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Handicks. Those never looked like landing.
Handicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Handicks misses with a left hand
and Presley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Handicks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Handicks checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like Handicks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Presley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Presley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Handicks is out of range and Presley settles back down.
Presley walks into a straight right hand from Handicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Presley, right into the meat.
Handicks throws a big shot that misses.
Presley looks to land a combination but Handicks avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handicks 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.
Handicks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Handicks misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Presley.
Presley throws out a leg kick but Handicks moves out of range and Presley only half commits.
And Handicks tries to counter it with a takedown but Presley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Handicks ducks under a wild hook from Presley.
Handicks looks to land a right hand but Presley moved out of range.
Presley slips under a jab.
Presley slips under a jab.
Presley throws a head kick that misses.
Handicks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johny Handicks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johny Handicks's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Handicks cracks Presley with an open hand slap.
Presley tries to clinch but Handicks is having none of it.
Handicks moves out of range of the body kick.
Handicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Handicks throws an overhand right that lands on Presley's shoulder, as Presley tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Presley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Presley wants to land a leg kick but Handicks is out of range.
Handicks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Handicks checks a leg kick nicely.
Good work by Handicks as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Presley.
Handicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Presley was well out of range. Poor timing from Handicks.
Handicks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Presley. That's going to slow Handicks down.
Presley lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handicks loads up on a big right hand but Presley slips the punch.
Presley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Handicks just manages to avoid it.
Presley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Presley throws a leg kick
and Handicks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Presley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Presley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Presley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Handicks with a nice cross.
Presley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Presley is looking to slow Handicks down with leg kicks.
Presley throws a leg kick
and Handicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Presley moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Handicks.
Handicks tries a body shot but Presley blocks it.
Handicks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Presley prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Presley just misses with a punch to the body.
Presley scoring well with a low kick there.
Presley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Handicks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Presley throws a front kick that sends Handicks stumbling back into the ropes.
Presley thows a leg kick but Handicks checks it
letting Handicks counter with a right hand.
Presley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Presley.
A leg kick checked by Handicks.
Handicks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Handicks lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handicks misses the jab.
Presley cracks Handicks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Handicks has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Presley.
A slapping leg kick lands for Presley.
Presley has managed to clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Handicks.
Presley slowing the pace effectively.
Handicks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Presley pulls his leg out and moves away.
A slow jab from Handicks misses its intended target.
Presley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Handicks checks it well.
Presley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Handicks gets tackled into the ropes by Presley. Presley maintains the clinch.
Handicks is working for takedown but Presley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Elvis Presley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Handicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Handicks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Presley tries to throw a body punch but Handicks avoids it by throwing Presley back against the ropes.
Presley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid body kick from Presley.
Handicks throws a jab but it's blocked by Presley.
Johny Handicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Presley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Handicks misses.
Elvis Presley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Handicks misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Presley misses the target.
Presley throws a right hand that Handicks ducks under and follows up with a left that Handicks also avoids with ease.
Handicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Presley is just out of range.
Presley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Handicks misses with the combination.
Handicks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Presley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Presley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Presley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Elvis Presley!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Elvis Presley!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Elvis Presley!
Elvis Presley wins by unanimous decision!
Elvis Presley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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