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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Jay Wadenah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wadenah is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pantera - Cowboys From Hell. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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178 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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183 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Spartan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Toby Jay Wadenah!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartan misses with a body shot.
Wadenah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wadenah misses with a straight right.
Spartan 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.
Wadenah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wadenah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spartan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Toby Jay Wadenah has been cut.
Wadenah lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spartan misses with a double jab.
Spartan tried to score with a low kick but Wadenah checks it.
Wadenah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wadenah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wadenah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spartan is looking to land body kicks.
Wadenah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spartan.
A slow jab from Spartan misses its intended target.
Wadenah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wadenah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spartan doesn't seem bothered though.
Wadenah lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wadenah looks to land a right hand but Spartan moved out of range.
Wadenah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spartan.
Wadenah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wadenah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spartan was well out of range. Poor timing from Wadenah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan swings for the body but Wadenah moves out of range.
Spartan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Wadenah counter with a right hand.
Spartan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Toby Jay Wadenah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wadenah drops his hands momentarily and Spartan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wadenah lands with a right hand.
Wadenah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wadenah misses with a double jab
and Spartan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spartan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wadenah throws a lazy uppercut
letting Spartan counter with a right hand.
Wadenah defending well as Spartan loads up on a big left hand.
Wadenah moves forwards but Spartan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wadenah misses with an uppercut.
Wadenah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spartan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wadenah with a hook.
The fighters circling - Spartan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wadenah defending well as Spartan loads up on a big left hand.
Wadenah has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah misses with a wild body shot.
Wadenah slips a jab from Spartan.
Wadenah throws a lazy uppercut
and Spartan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spartan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wadenah was well out of range. Poor timing from Spartan.
Wadenah ducks under a wild hook from Spartan.
Spartan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spartan scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spartan swings for the body but Wadenah moves out of range.
Wadenah misses with a wild body shot.
Spartan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Spartan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toby Jay Wadenah's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wadenah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spartan blocks a jab.
Wadenah dodges the punch combination from Spartan.
Spartan takes a swing at Wadenah's ribcage but misses.
Spartan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wadenah counters with a nice body shot.
Wadenah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spartan misses with a two punch combination.
Wadenah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spartan manages to avoid it.
Wadenah misses with a straight right.
Spartan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan takes a swing at Wadenah's ribcage but misses.
Wadenah lands with a shot to the body.
Spartan lands a right hook to the body.
Spartan lands a jab to the head.
Wadenah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spartan.
Wadenah throws a jab but it's blocked by Spartan.
Wadenah misses with a looping left.
Spartan misses with an uppercut. Wadenah saw that one coming.
A big left from Wadenah misses.
Jab, jab by Wadenah - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan misses with a straight left.
Wadenah misses with a body shot
and Spartan counters with a left and a right that stings Wadenah.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spartan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wadenah. That did some damage!
Spartan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spartan misses with a hook to the body
and Wadenah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wadenah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Wadenah. That snapped Spartan's head back.
Spartan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wadenah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Toby Jay Wadenah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spartan.
A big left from Spartan misses.
Wadenah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wadenah thuds a left hand into Spartan's body.
A head kick misses from Wadenah.
Wadenah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spartan cracks a nice hook into Wadenah's ribs.
Wadenah is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Spartan misses.
Spartan looks to score with a jab to the body but Wadenah is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah misses with a looping right.
Wadenah looks to land a right hand but Spartan moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Spartan.
Wadenah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spartan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spartan misses with a looping left.
Wadenah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spartan digs a good body shot into Wadenah's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wadenah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Spartan has time to react.
Wadenah misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Spartan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Toby Jay Wadenah's cut.
That's time! Spartan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Spartan blocks a jab.
Spartan throws a leg kick but Wadenah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Wadenah.
Wadenah tries a head kick but it misses.
Wadenah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spartan.
Wadenah throws a head kick that misses
and Spartan counters with a nice body shot.
Spartan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wadenah misses the jab.
Spartan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wadenah.
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!
Spartan scores with a takedown into Wadenah's guard.
Wadenah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Spartan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spartan looking to pass the guard.
Spartan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wadenah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Wadenah keeps moving.
Spartan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wadenah looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Spartan shoots in looking for a takedown. Wadenah tries to sprawl out of it but Spartan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wadenah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wadenah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spartan throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Wadenah misses its intended target.
Spartan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wadenah.
Wadenah ducks under a wild hook from Spartan.
A cross from Spartan lands.
That has opened up Toby Jay Wadenah's cut even more.
Spartan misses with an uppercut. Wadenah saw that one coming.
Spartan looks to score with a jab to the body but Wadenah is just out of range.
Wadenah throws a good cross that connects.
Spartan ducks under a wild hook from Wadenah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan looks to land a left hand but Wadenah moved out of range nicely.
Spartan misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wadenah.
Spartan thows a body shot but no joy.
Spartan lands a nice shot to the body.
Spartan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wadenah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wadenah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spartan was well out of range. Poor timing from Wadenah.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wadenah takes a swing at Spartan's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wadenah takes one on the button.
Toby Jay Wadenah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wadenah misses with an uppercut. Spartan saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Spartan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spartan 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Spartan!
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hype
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