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Event:
Bravado 21
Date: Nov 06, 2016 |
#R1# Doe throws a sloppy head kick and Phelps moves out of range easily. Phelps appears to be looking for a big counter. Doe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Phelps defends it nicely. Doe throws a hook to the side of Phelps's head but Phelps sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A little feinted left hand from Phelps on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Doe throws a sloppy head kick and Phelps moves out of range easily. Doe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Phelps throws a right hand that Doe ducks under and follows up with a left that Doe also avoids with ease. Doe goes for a double leg but Phelps avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Phelps continues to drive forward. Doe wants to slow Phelps down by chopping away at his legs. Doe dives in for a single leg takedown but Phelps sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Leon Phelps has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Doe. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doe. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Phelps will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Phelps uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doe.
Doe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Doe has a takedown stuffed.#T1# Doe looks to land a left hand but Phelps moved out of range nicely. Some wild striking there from Phelps.
Phelps clobbers Doe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Doe thows a left - swing and a miss! Doe circles away from the clinch attempt and Doe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Doe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Doe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phelps.#CL# Phelps takes the fight into the clinch. Doe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phelps backwards. Phelps looking to throw knees to the head but Doe is blocking nicely.
#T2# Phelps is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Doe is defending well. A short left from Doe. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Doe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC2# Doe breaks the clinch.
Phelps is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Phelps shoots in but Doe avoids the takedown attempt easily. Phelps throws a nice looking combination but Doe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Doe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doe looks to land a right hand but Phelps moved out of range. John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Doe tries for a takedown but Phelps circles away easily#CL# and Phelps counters by moving into the clinch. Phelps tries for a takedown but Doe manages to get underhooks.
Phelps working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2# Doe breaks from the clinch.
Doe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phelps. Despite the aggression on Doe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T3# Doe throws a poor cross that misses
and Phelps counters with a lovely shot to the body. Doe scores with a decent looking hook. Doe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phelps sees it coming and avoids it easily. Phelps tries to counter by clinching up but Doe breaks away and moves out of range. Doe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Doe throws a body shot but no joy. Doe misses with an uppercut
and Phelps counters with a right hand to the body. Phelps takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Doe misses with a right hand and Phelps counters with a one-two to the body. Phelps keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doe. 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! Phelps looks to land a combination but Doe avoids it well. Doe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Doe throws a hook but Phelps avoids it easily. Phelps tries to counter by clinching up but Doe breaks away and moves out of range. Doe misses with a double jab.
Doe swings for the body but Phelps moves out of range.
#T4# Doe throws a right and a left that Phelps avoids nicely. No luck with that takedown attempt from Phelps. #CL# Phelps moves into the clinch. Doe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Doe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doe is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. A bit of stalling here from Phelps.
Phelps tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Phelps with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phelps is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Phelps tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Phelps fails to land. Phelps lands a shoulder strike. Doe stops a takedown attempt from Phelps.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Doe will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# Phelps misses with a straight left. Phelps showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doe.
Phelps scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Phelps walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Doe darts in looking for a takedown but Phelps gets double underhooks and turns Doe into the cage. Phelps slips a straight right by Doe. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Phelps checks a leg kick. Doe misses with the combination.
Phelps is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Doe. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Phelps on the wrong end of a nice hook. Doe circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Phelps backs off Doe throws a huge counter combo but Phelps manages to avoid it all. Leon Phelps is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Doe lands with a cross. #T1# Phelps thows a left - swing and a miss! The fighters circling - Doe throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Phelps doesn't manage to clinch there - Doe circles away.
Doe misses with a double jab
and Phelps counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Phelps will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Phelps blocks a jab. John Doe seems to be getting the better of the standup. Doe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phelps.
Phelps went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Doe misses with a looping left. Phelps scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doe in his tracks. Phelps moves forwards but Doe connects with a nice, crisp jab. Doe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Doe misses the shot to the body. Phelps tries to counter by clinching up but Doe breaks away and moves out of range. Phelps fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T2# Doe throws a right and a left that both miss. Phelps tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Doe manages to circle out of the way. Phelps is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. A slow jab from Doe misses its intended target. Phelps seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Doe misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Doe scores with a decent looking hook. Phelps throws a series of punches but Doe moves out of range. Doe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Doe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phelps counters with a one-two to the body. Doe throws a sloppy body shot
and Phelps counters with a left and a right that stings Doe. Doe misses with a looping right. Doe pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Phelps tries to clinch there but Doe circles away.
Doe throws a series of punches but Phelps moves out of range. #T3# Doe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phelps seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Phelps moves in looking to clinch but Doe pushes him off. A jab from Doe does it's job there. Phelps closes the distance but Doe moves to the side and Doe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. The crowd cheers as Phelps lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doe doesn't seem phased though. Phelps tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Doe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Phelps tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doe was well out of range. Poor timing from Phelps. Phelps avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phelps fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Doe throws a shot from downtown. Phelps moves away and avoids it. Phelps is looking to counter the offense by Doe and move into the clinch. Doe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T4# Doe misses with a leg kick enabling Phelps to counter with a crisp jab. #CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Doe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Phelps after a bit of a struggle. Leon Phelps has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Doe. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Phelps throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Does head. Phelps lands with a light punch inside. Leon Phelps has scored more points in the clinch so far. Phelps scores with a hook to the body. Phelps tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doe's elbow. Phelps prevents Doe from breaking the clinch. Doe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phelps misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Doe fails to land. Phelps misses with the head strike.
Doe swings wildly with an uppercut but Phelps uses good head movement to avoid it. Phelps prevents a takedown attempt there.
Phelps misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leon Phelps will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Doe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doe fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Doe. Doe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doe there as he acknowledges the shot. A jab from Phelps does it's job there. Phelps is looking to take this fight into the clinch. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doe. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Doe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phelps. No joy there for Doe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phelps lands a jab to the head.
Phelps wants to clinch up but Doe keeps it at a distance. Phelps throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T1# Phelps jabs at Doe's body. Phelps lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#ROC# Doe is rocked! Doe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phelps moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Doe is still on wobbly legs! Can Phelps finish him? Doe looks to score with a jab to the body but Phelps is just out of range. A quick step to the side and Phelps tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Phelps tries to clinch but Doe moves out of range. Doe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Phelps half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Doe throws a combination that misses and Phelps counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Doe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Phelps throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Phelps. Decent striking displayed by Phelps there. Doe just misses with a punch to the body.
Phelps wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Phelps slips a jab from Doe. Phelps is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#CL# Phelps has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Doe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phelps has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phelps tries to throw a body punch but Doe avoids it by throwing Phelps back against the cage. Phelps lands a body punch. Phelps softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Phelps tries to throw a body punch but Doe avoids it by throwing Phelps back against the cage. #T2# Phelps swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phelps throws a big uppercut that drops Doe! More strikes from Phelps and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Doe lies dazed against the cage as Phelps celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Phelps! An intense looking Leon Phelps took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Yes,, Ill take some Civadier.'.
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