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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Wulf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Pollard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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275 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Wulf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Pollard!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wulf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pollard is fending him off so far but Wulf persists. Nope, Pollard circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Wulf misses.
Wulf throws a lazy right hand but Pollard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wulf works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pollard staying out of range there.
Pollard ducks under a wild hook from Wulf.
Wulf tries to clinch there but Pollard circles away.
Pollard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wulf.
Wulf darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wulf stops Pollard from getting back to his feet.
Wulf is looking to advance position but Pollard won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulf stops Pollard from getting back to his feet.
Pollard is not content to let Wulf control the position.
Wulf controlling the action here.
Wulf prevents Pollard from standing back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pollard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wulf tries to clinch but Pollard moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wulf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wulf tries to clinch up but Pollard circles away and keeps his distance.
Pollard circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wulf tries for a takedown but Pollard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pollard ducks under a wild hook from Wulf.
Wulf shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wulf was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wulf could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pollard is trying to stand.
Pollard taking shots to the head.
Wulf with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pollard is trying to stand.
Wulf lands with some strikes.
Pollard wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pollard looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Wulf connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wulf content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Wulf connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wulf landing shots from mount.
Pollard wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wulf lands a big shot there that rocks Pollard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wulf controlling his opponent.
Pollard is trying to stand up.
Wulf lands a big elbow.
Pollard's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pollard is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wulf has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pollard somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Pollard tries to clinch
and Wulf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pollard dodges the punch combination from Wulf.
Pollard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klaus Wulf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wulf misses with a hook.
Wulf closes the distance but Pollard moves to the side
and Pollard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Pollard.
Pollard scores with a hook to the body.
Pollard scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Wulf dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pollard clinches up with Wulf and pushes him back against the cage.
Pollard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pollard missing with knees to the body.
Wulf is trying to break the clinch but Pollard has him pressed against the cage.
Wulf tries to break the clinch but Pollard is controlling the position.
Pollard throws an elbow but it misses.
Pollard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wulf is keeping busy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wulf.
Wulf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wulf moves into range and clinches up with Pollard.
Wulf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pollard tries to clinch there but Wulf circles away.
Pollard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pollard wants to clinch.
Pollard takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pollard throws an elbow but misses.
Pollard tries to land knees in the clinch but Wulf avoids the damage to the body.
Wulf wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pollard has him pressed against the cage.
Wulf is trying to break free.
Pollard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wulf blocks an uppercut.
Wulf breaks from the clinch.
Pollard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pollard there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Craig Pollard has been cut.
Wulf tries to clinch there but Pollard circles away.
Pollard swats away the attempt to clinch by Wulf.
Wulf shoots for a takedown but Pollard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pollard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pollard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wulf counters by clinching up.
Pollard tries a knee to the head but Wulf blocks it.
Wulf drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wulf is proving hard to escape from.
Wulf wants to sweep but no luck.
Wulf is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pollard wants to stand and escape but instead Wulf has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pollard is breathing heavily.
Wulf advances position into side control!
Wulf tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wulf has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wulf wants to control but Pollard is keeping him busy.
Wulf working the ground and pound.
Pollard is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollard takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wulf wants to control but Pollard is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pollard seems a little lost for a moment, as Wulf dominates the positioning.
Pollard wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wulf tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pollard wants to get back to his feet but Wulf is dominant here and he's now got Pollard's back!
Wulf with good strikes from the mount here!
Wulf can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pollard is looking to escape.
Pollard is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Wulf can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pollard is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pollard is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Wulf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Pollard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pollard wants to clinch but Wulf slips to the side
enabling Wulf to counter with a crisp jab.
Wulf looks to land a right hand but Pollard moved out of range.
Wulf tries for a takedown but Pollard circles away easily
and Pollard counters with a nice leg kick.
Wulf closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pollard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wulf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Pollard.
Pollard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pollard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pollard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pollard lands an elbow inside.
Pollard breaks from the clinch.
Wulf closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pollard to the mat! Pollard manages to get full guard.
Pollard wants to stand up but Wulf is controlling him.
Pollard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulf trying to control the position from guard on top but Pollard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wulf throwing strikes from guard but Pollard blocks nicely.
Wulf stops Pollard from standing up.
Wulf wants to control from the top but Pollard keeps moving.
Wulf is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wulf thows a big elbow that misses.
Wulf tries to free his leg and advance position but Pollard is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wulf gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pollard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wulf wants to clinch
and Pollard moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pollard breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Wulf finds it's target.
Pollard doesn't manage to clinch there - Wulf circles away.
Wulf scores with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Wulf is predictable there
and Pollard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pollard.
Wulf pulls guard effortlessly.
Wulf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pollard is one step ahead there.
Pollard wants to stand but Wulf is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wulf controlling Pollard's posture.
Pollard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wulf's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollard gets to his feet - Wulf follows without any prompting.
Wulf circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Wulf counter with a right hand.
Pollard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klaus Wulf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pollard has Wulf up against the cage in a clinch.
Wulf goes for a takedown attempt but Pollard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Wulf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pollard scores with a hook to the body. Wulf takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wulf is working for takedown but Pollard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Craig Pollard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wulf tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pollard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pollard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wulf is trying to maintain a safe position but Pollard gets an underhook and turns Wulf into the cage.
Pollard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pollard prevents Wulf from breaking the clinch.
Wulf looking to stall.
Pollard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wulf looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wulf working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pollard's head.
Pollard wants to stand but Wulf is controlling the position.
Pollard pushes Wulf off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wulf misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Pollard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wulf has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Wulf!
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energy
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hype
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