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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Walcott (ranked 1203 p4p, 136 weight class) and Ameri Can (ranked 1352 p4p, 156 weight class). Can has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ameri Can!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott throws a nice looking combination but Can bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Can fails to land with a series of punches.
Can moves out of range of the strikes.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Can throws a big shot that misses.
Walcott throws a body punch but Can moves out of range.
Can appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Walcott throws a shot from downtown. Can moves away and avoids it.
Walcott sizes up Can with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walcott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Can ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
Can missing with a left hand there. Walcott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Can swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Can looks to land a body kick but Walcott moved away.
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and Can moves out of range easily.
Walcott explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good standup being displayed there by Can as he connects with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Walcott.
Walcott digs a good hook to Can's body.
Walcott has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Can needs to keep his hands up - Walcott had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Walcott misses.
Can swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
Can pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walcott tried to counter with a leg kick but Can avoided it.
Nice body kick there by Can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott tries to close the distance and clinch but Can swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walcott throws a series of punches but Can avoids them all with ease.
Can thuds his right hand into Walcott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Can cracks the inside of Walcott's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walcott.
Can takes one to the chin there.
Jab, jab by Can - just one landing.
Can slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Can has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Walcott finds it's way round the side to connect with Can's head.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Can lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walcott throws a leg kick which misses Can's front leg but catches the back leg as Can tries to avoid it.
Walcott blocks the body kick.
Can has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Can sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Can on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Can avoids the head kick by Walcott.
Walcott misses with a few strikes there.
Can loads up on a big right hand but Walcott slips the punch.
Walcott jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Walcott lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Walcott blocks the low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walcott.
Can sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Walcott throws an overhand right that lands on Can's shoulder, as Can tries to avoid the shot.
Can sizes up Walcott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Can looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walcott tests Can's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Can throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
Walcott was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Can drives through and clinches with Walcott against the cage.
Walcott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Can backwards.
Walcott misses with a punch on the inside.
Can throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Can scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walcott cracks Can with a nice body shot.
Can working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Can pushes off an throws an elbow but Walcott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Can lands an elbow just above Walcott 's eye.
Can misses with the head strike.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
A short right from Walcott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walcott's defenses.
Can misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Can lands a nice uppercut.
Can on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Can lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walcott.
Walcott is working Can over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Walcott.
A hook to the body from Walcott.
Can misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott tries to break the clinch but Can is controlling the position.
Walcott lands a hook that snaps the head of Can backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Can.
With the fighters up against the cage, Can throws an elbow but misses.
Walcott lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walcott.
Walcott misses with some punches.
Walcott avoids a wild elbow strike from Can.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walcott.
Walcott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Can creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Can scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Can escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walcott tries a head kick but it misses.
Can chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walcott is looking to clinch but Can is avoiding it.
Tommy Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott shoots in and bounces Can off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Walcott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Can trying to control the position here.
Can keeping moving, preventing Walcott from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walcott postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Walcott will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Can throws a low kick but Walcott avoids it.
Can lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Walcott.
Can lands a leg kick that knocks Walcott off balance momentarily.
Walcott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Can throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walcott tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Can is able to avoid easily.
Walcott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Can tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walcott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Can dodges the punch combination from Walcott.
Can looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Can scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walcott doesn't seem bothered though.
Can moves out of range as Walcott throws a body kick.
Can throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Walcott misses the target.
Can getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Can throws a quick inside leg kick.
Can avoids the head kick by Walcott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Can.
Walcott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Can.
Can lands a really nice looking cross but Walcott seems unphased.
Walcott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Can 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.
Can looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Can is looking to clinch.
Can on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
An inside leg kick lands from Can.
Can needs to keep his hands up - Walcott had a free shot at his head there.
Walcott moves out of range of the body kick.
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and Can moves out of range easily.
Can is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Walcott with a body shot.
Walcott throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Can controls his hands.
Walcott lands with a light punch inside.
Walcott lands with a left to the head.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walcott has a couple of punches blocked by Can.
Can blocking some punches.
Tommy Walcott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Can pushes Walcott back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Can stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Can.
Can comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walcott.
Can blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Can.
Can lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Can.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Can lands a hook that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Can just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walcott's brow.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Can.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walcott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Can.
Can lands with a left to the head.
Walcott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
Can breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walcott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walcott throws a looping overhand right but Can ducks down to avoid it.
Can scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walcott doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Walcott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Can cracks Walcott with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Can jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Can misses with a head kick.
Walcott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Can takes one on the button.
Tommy Walcott is winning the standup battle so far.
Can moves into the clinch.
Can lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walcott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Can lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walcott connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Can.
Walcott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walcott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walcott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Can works the jab nicely.
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Can.
Can misses with an uppercut.
Can scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Walcott is rocked!
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Can attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Can lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh Walcott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Can moves forwards but Walcott connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Can walks into a left hand.
Walcott looks to score with a jab to the body but Can is just out of range.
Walcott seems to have got his legs back now.
Can uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Can throws a hook but Walcott blocks it.
Walcott misses with a body shot.
Can throws a body shot but no joy.
Can throws a head kick but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ameri Can will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Can drops his hands momentarily and Walcott takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Can throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walcott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walcott misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Can on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walcott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walcott gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Can is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Walcott was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Can lands with a nice body punch.
Walcott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Can blocks a head kick by Walcott.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Can! But no joy.
Walcott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Can lands a nice shot that snaps Walcott's head back.
Jab, jab by Walcott - just one landing.
Can blocks the body kick.
Walcott slips a straight right by Can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott lands a nice shot to the body.
Can fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Walcott checks it well.
Walcott was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Walcott moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Can takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Can on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walcott throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Can does it's job there.
Can moves into the clinch.
Can scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Can lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walcott or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Can.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott avoids the elbow strike from Can, against the cage.
A short right from Can on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walcott.
Walcott throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walcott working aggressively here.
Walcott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Can misses with a hook to the ribs.
Can blocks an uppercut.
Can on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walcott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Can walks away with a smile on his face. Walcott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott moves out of range of the leg kick from Can.
Can lands a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Can looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Can takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Walcott tries to land a front kick but Can steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Can pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walcott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walcott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Can manages to avoid it.
Can takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walcott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Walcott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Can. Can obviously looking to wear him down.
Can scores with a leg kick.
Walcott throws a body punch but Can moves out of range.
Can moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walcott steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Can. That one must have hurt.
Can jabs Walcott right on the nose. Walcott blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can throws a half hearted mid kick.
Can is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walcott.
Can misses the jab.
Walcott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Can throws a nice inside leg kick.
Can tries a low kick but Walcott avoids it.
Can lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Can misses the jab.
Can throws a leg kick but Walcott moved away.
Nice uppercut lands for Can. That snapped Walcott's head back.
Can is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walcott.
Can connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Walcott throws a head kick that half lands.
Walcott blocks a low kick nicely.
Walcott slips under a jab from Can.
Walcott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Can appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Can misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can lunges at Walcott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walcott's hand.
Can finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Walcott is looking to counter punch.
Walcott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Can.
A looping hook to the body misses from Can. Walcott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Can manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Can.
A leg kick checked by Walcott.
Walcott sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Walcott moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Walcott misses with a body kick.
Walcott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Can throws a hook but Walcott blocks it.
Can jabs Walcott right on the nose. Walcott blinks but takes it well.
Can misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Can waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walcott.
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and Can moves out of range easily.
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Can.
Can throws a wild body kick that Walcott sees coming a mile off.
Walcott is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ameri Can comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Can has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ameri Can!
In his post fight interview, Ameri Can started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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