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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Walcott (ranked 1434 p4p, 157 weight class) and Burke Heimer (ranked 2510 p4p, 241 weight class). Burke Heimer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class 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
21 - 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 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Burke Heimer !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott tries a head kick but it misses.
Heimer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Heimer staying out of range there.
Walcott scores with a punch to the head.
Tommy Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heimer takes one to the side of the head.
Heimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Walcott misses the target.
Heimer misses with a straight left.
Heimer looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
Heimer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heimer throws a body shot but no joy.
Walcott looks to land a combination. Heimer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Walcott throws a head kick but Heimer moves out of range.
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 looks to land a combination. Heimer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Walcott cracks Heimer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Walcott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walcott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimer . Walcott does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Walcott wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice jab there from Walcott.
Walcott throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Heimer misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott throws the kick towards the body but Heimer avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Heimer . Beautiful body shot.
Walcott walks into a left hand.
Walcott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heimer misses with a looping right.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heimer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walcott.
Walcott moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHeimer .
Heimer throws a solid leg kick but Walcott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heimer .
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heimer .
Walcott connects with a looping right hand.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Heimer tries to clinch there but Walcott circles away.
Heimer missing with a left hand there. Walcott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walcott misses with a straight left.
Walcott looks to land a left hand but Heimer moved out of range nicely.
Walcott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heimer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Walcott with a body shot.
Walcott scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heimer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heimer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walcott appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Walcott looks to land a body kick but Heimer moved away.
Heimer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Heimer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heimer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walcott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walcott misses with a two punch combination.
Walcott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Walcott. Beautiful body shot.
Heimer throws a leg kick but Walcott sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walcott scores with a shot to the body.
Heimer gets tackled into the cage by Walcott. Walcott maintains the clinch.
Heimer misses with some punches.
Heimer lands a right hand.
Heimer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walcott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walcott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Heimer misses.
As Heimer looks to move away, Walcott throws a big counter combo but Heimer just gets out of the way.
Walcott misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Heimer misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimer scores with a hook.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Heimer .
Walcott throws a series of punches but Heimer avoids them all with ease.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott scores with a head kick. Heimer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Heimer connects with a nice looking jab.
Heimer missing with a left hand there. Walcott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Heimer misses.
Walcott throws a series of punches but Heimer avoids them all with ease.
Walcott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heimer .
Walcott throws a head kick but Heimer moves out of range.
A nice side step and Heimer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Heimer misses the jab.
Heimer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Walcott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walcott pushes Heimer away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walcott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heimer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
It seemed like Heimer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heimer .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott slips a jab from Heimer .
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimer was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Walcott misses with the body kick
and Heimer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walcott throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heimer ! But no joy.
Heimer avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Heimer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walcott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walcott 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.
A swing and a miss from Heimer .
Heimer punishes Walcott's body with a nice straight punch.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Heimer .
Walcott's jab looks to have found its range, popping Heimer under the eye.
Walcott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heimer is out of range.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimer .
Walcott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heimer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Heimer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Heimer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott jabs Heimer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walcott is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Heimer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Walcott bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Heimer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walcotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Heimer looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
Walcott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heimer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heimer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Walcott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heimer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heimer blocks the body kick.
Nice jab there from Walcott.
Heimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Walcott slips a jab and a cross from Heimer .
Walcott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walcott throws a combination. Heimer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heimer misses with a looping left.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Heimer .
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Heimer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walcott takes one to the side of the head.
Walcott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Heimer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walcott.
Walcott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heimer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimer looks to score with a jab to the body but Walcott is just out of range.
Walcott doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heimer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimer avoids the head kick by Walcott.
Tommy Walcott is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Walcott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walcott.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walcott slips a straight right by Heimer .
Walcott quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Heimer misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Walcott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heimer throws a big shot that misses.
Heimer misses with a body shot.
Walcott takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heimer avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Walcott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heimer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walcott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walcott lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heimer .
Walcott slips under a jab.
Heimer throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walcott throws a hook but Heimer avoids it easily.
Walcott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Walcott works Heimer 's body with a nice hook.
Walcott scores with a body shot.
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimer throws out the jab.
Walcott scores with a jab to the jaw.
Walcott works Heimer 's body with a nice hook.
Heimer moves away from the strike by Walcott.
Walcott throws a leg kick but Heimer moved away.
Walcott throws a leg kick which misses Heimer 's front leg but catches the back leg as Heimer tries to avoid it.
Walcott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walcott missing with a left hand there. Heimer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heimer avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Walcott throws an overhand right that lands on Heimer 's shoulder, as Heimer tries to avoid the shot.
Walcott cracks Heimer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott throws a body punch but Heimer moves out of range.
Heimer is looking for the big counter here.
Nice straight punches there by Heimer . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heimer .
A swing and a miss from Heimer .
Heimer checks a low kick from Walcott.
Heimer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walcott.
Walcott was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Walcott.
Heimer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Walcott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heimer doesn't seem bothered though.
Heimer scoring well with a low kick there.
Heimer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heimer blocks a head kick by Walcott.
Heimer connects with a looping right hand.
Heimer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walcott doesn't seem bothered though.
Walcott throws a series of strikes that have Heimer backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott tries a low kick but Heimer avoids it.
Walcott lands a jab to Heimer 's midsection.
Donk. Walcott catches Heimer right on the button with a cross.
Walcott misses with a hook. Heimer ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heimer ! But no joy.
Nice shot by Heimer .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimer avoids the head kick by Walcott.
Walcott loads up on a big right hand but Heimer slips the punch.
Walcott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heimer moves out of range as Walcott throws a body kick.
Walcott looks to land a combination but Heimer avoids it well.
Walcott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walcott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Heimer tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Heimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Heimer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walcott at a distance.
Heimer throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Heimer misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Heimer finds it's way through Walcott's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walcott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Walcott throws a head kick but Heimer moves out of range.
Heimer 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.
Heimer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walcott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Walcott dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Walcott digs a good hook to Heimer 's body.
Walcott throws a right and a left that Heimer avoids nicely.
Walcott throws a body punch but Heimer moves out of range.
Walcott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heimer at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Heimer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott throws a hook but Heimer avoids it easily.
Walcott misses with a body shot
and Heimer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heimer misses with a low kick.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimer moves away.
A head kick by Walcott misses
and Heimer counters with a stiff right hand.
Heimer throws a hook but Walcott blocks it.
Heimer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heimer scores with a jab. Walcott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heimer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walcott.
Heimer moves out of range of the body kick.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
Heimer moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Heimer does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimer lands a jab to the nose.
Walcott throws out a powerful jab.
Walcott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walcott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heimer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walcott avoids the head kick by Heimer .
Heimer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walcott with a nice cross.
Heimer swats away the attempt to clinch by Walcott.
Heimer connects with a body shot.
Heimer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walcott.
Heimer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
Heimer looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
Heimer misses with a hook. Walcott ducked under it nicely.
Walcott cracks Heimer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Walcott scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimer manages to avoid it.
Heimer forces Walcott back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Heimer 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heimer .
Heimer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heimer blocks a body shot from Walcott.
Heimer prevents a body shot from Walcott.
Walcott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walcott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heimer .
Walcott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heimer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walcott throws a push kick but Heimer slaps the foot to one side.
Walcott throws out a loose jab but Heimer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heimer . That did some damage!
Heimer takes a swing at Walcott's ribcage but misses.
Walcott was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Heimer 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walcott dodges the punch combination from Heimer .
Heimer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
Walcott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heimer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walcott scores with a hook.
Walcott tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Heimer is able to avoid easily.
Walcott connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heimer . Heimer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Heimer , right into the meat.
Walcott checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walcott misses with an uppercut. Heimer saw that one coming.
Tommy Walcott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heimer misses with a hook. Walcott ducked under it nicely.
Heimer throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heimer slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Walcott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walcott sizes up Heimer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walcott scores with a jab. Heimer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Heimer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 lands with a nice body kick.
Burke Heimer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimer misses with a straight right.
Walcott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heimer misses with a series of wild punches.
Heimer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Walcott cracks Heimer with a good jab.
Heimer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heimer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid body kick from Walcott.
Walcott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Walcott swings for the body but Heimer moves out of range.
Heimer needs to keep his hands up - Walcott had a free shot at his head there.
Walcott throws an off balance right hand
and Heimer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heimer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walcott throws a lazy right hand but Heimer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walcott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Walcott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walcott, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Walcott!
Tommy Walcott managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
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