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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ralle Pihl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Wen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wen has chosen Lick it up as his entrance music. Ralle Pihl has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ralle Pihl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DJ Wen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wen wants to slow Pihl down by chopping away at his legs.
Pihl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pihl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pihl gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pihl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Pihl. No joy for Wen on that attempt.
Pihl lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wen is looking to land body kicks.
Some wild striking there from Pihl.
Pihl moves into the clinch.
Wen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pihl stalling the fight.
Pihl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pihl wants to break free but Wen has control.
Wen missing with knees to the body.
Pihl gets through Wen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pihl controlling the action here for a moment.
Pihl gets through Wen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wen being controlled against the cage.
Pihl wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihl with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pihl breaks the clinch.
Pihl clinches with his opponent.
Pihl managing to block the knees to the body from Wen.
Pihl is trying to force a seperation but Wen has the dominant position.
Pihl stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pihl working hard to break the clinch.
Wen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pihl sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pihl.
Pihl clinches up with Wen and pushes him back against the cage.
Wen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pihl is defending well for now.
Wen looks gassed!
A short uppercut from Pihl.
Pihl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pihl lands a left and a right that send Wen crashing to the mat, dazed. Pihl thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wen is rocked!
Pihl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wen is still on wobbly legs! Can Pihl finish him?
Pihl forces Wen back against the cage and clinches.
Wen seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Pihl - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pihl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pihl stuffs the takedown attempt from Wen. Wen gets slowly back to his feet.
Ralle Pihl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Wen.
Pihl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pihl as he jumps to the side.
Pihl throws a sloppy head kick and Wen moves out of range easily.
Wen closes the distance and clinches up with Pihl, looking for a takedown. Wen pushes Pihl against the cage but Pihl circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pihl closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pihl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DJ Wen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to de liver by Pihl. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Pihl does it's job there.
Pihl moves into the clinch.
Pihl slowing the pace effectively.
Pihl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pihl tries to clinch there but Wen circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Pihl.
Pihl displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pihl closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pihl digs a right hand into Wen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wen's gas tank.
Pihl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ralle Pihl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wen dives in and grabs Pihl's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pihl pushes down on Wen's head and hops out.
Wen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pihl sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wen somewhat.
Pihl throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pihl lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pihl lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pihl clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pihl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pihl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wen fails with a takedown attempt.
Wen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pihl forces Wen back against the cage and clinches.
Wen crunches a lovely knee into Pihl's ribcage.
Pihl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pihl moves in looking to clinch but Wen pushes him off.
Pihl stalks Wen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wen's face. Wen staggers backwards, shaken.
Pihl has closed the distance and engaged Wen in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Pihl.
Pihl tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wen tries to break free but Pihl pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pihl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralle Pihl dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pihl rushes Wen and presses him up against the cage.
Pihl has Wen pushed against the cage.
Pihl digs a right hand into Wen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wen's gas tank.
Pihl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wen has him pressed against the cage.
Pihl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pihl avoids it.
Wen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pihl's efforts to push away.
Pihl breaks the clinch.
Pihl tries to clinch there but Wen circles away.
Wen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pihl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pihl lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pihl content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wen trying to land knees to the body.
Pihl is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pihl is keeping busy.
Pihl scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pihl manages to break the clinch.
Pihl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihl instigates a clinch.
Pihl is trying to force a seperation but Wen has the dominant position.
Pihl misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pihl lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wen backs up against the cage.
Pihl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pihl scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pihl is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pihl is looking to clinch.
Wen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pihl swivels and escapes.
Ralle Pihl is winning the standup battle so far.
Pihl stuffs the takedown.
Wen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pihl is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wen.
Wen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pihl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pihl defends it nicely.
Ralle Pihl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Wen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wen tries to keep at a distance but Pihl has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pihl prevents Wen from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pihl looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pihl.
Wen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pihl forces Wen back against the cage and clinches.
Pihl lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wen breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Pihl scores with a four punch combination!
Pihl throws a sloppy head kick and Wen moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wen keeps the fight on the outside.
Pihl throws a push kick but Wen slaps the foot to one side.
Wen shoots in for a double leg but Pihl sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wen tries a head kick but it misses.
Pihl takes the fight into the clinch.
Pihl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pihl is looking to clinch but Wen is avoiding it.
Wen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pihl.
Nice sprawl there from Pihl as Wen shoots in.
Pihl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pihl.
Pihl drives through and clinches with Wen against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pihl scores with a shoulder strike.
Wen trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pihl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pihl wants to get back to striking at distance but Wen won't allow it.
Pihl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pihl throws a head kick but Wen moves out of range.
Pihl stuns Wen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pihl misses with a double jab.
Pihl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wen.
Pihl gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pihl is defending well for now.
Pihl wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pihl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pihl looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pihl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralle Pihl dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Pihl tries to clinch but Wen moves out of range.
Pihl tries a head kick but it misses.
Pihl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pihl sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wen somewhat.
Pihl tries to clinch up.
Pihl is looking to clinch but Wen is avoiding it.
Pihl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wen circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Pihl as Wen shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pihl throws a head kick that Wen semi-blocks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pihl moves into range and clinches up with Wen.
Pihl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ralle Pihl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Wen.
Wen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihl misses with the combination.
Pihl defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wen.
Pihl darts in and clinches Wen up against the cage.
Wen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pihl.
Pihl scores with a shot to the side of Wen's head.
Pihl will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wen up against the cage.
Pihl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ralle Pihl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pihl tries to clinch but Wen is having none of it.
Pihl walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pihl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wen landing knees to the body.
Pihl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pihl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pihl clinches.
Pihl managing to block the knees to the body from Wen.
Pihl just leaning against Wen, taking a breather.
Wen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pihl.
Pihl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pihl holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pihl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pihl is trying to break free.
Pihl is trying to force a seperation but Wen has the dominant position.
Wen tries to land knees in the clinch but Pihl avoids the damage to the body.
Pihl is trying to break free.
Wen keeps control of Pihl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wen breaks from the clinch.
Pihl tries a low kick but Wen avoids it.
Pihl displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pihl tries to clinch there but Wen circles away.
Pihl throws a head kick but Wen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pihl counters with a nice uppercut.
Wen misses with a takedown attempt
and Pihl counters with a one-two to the body.
Wen shoots and misses
and Pihl counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pihl.
Wen missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pihl throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Pihl's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pihl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wen trying to land knees to the body.
Pihl has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wen trying to control the position but instead, Pihl has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wen into the cage.
A knee to the head by Pihl.
Pihl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wen shoots and misses
and Pihl counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pihl looks to land a combination. Wen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wen with a poor takedown
and Pihl counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wen prevents Pihl from breaking the clinch.
Pihl stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pihl.
Pihl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pihl counters by clinching up.
Pihl lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pihl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pihl holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice body punch from Pihl - that landed with a thud.
Pihl is looking to break free of the clinch but Wen has double underhooks.
Pihl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pihl moves into range and clinches up with Wen.
Come on Pihl - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ralle Pihl has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pihl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DJ Wen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pihl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wen can do to turn this around?
Wen keeps control of Pihl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pihl managing to block the knees to the body from Wen.
Pihl breaks from the clinch.
Ralle Pihl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pihl counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralle Pihl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pihl 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralle Pihl!
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energy
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hype
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