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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craig Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christ comes to the cage accompanied by Stephen Lynch - Craig. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wonder's choice of entrance music: Nine Inch Nails The Perfect Drug. Willy Wonder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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139 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Craig Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willy Wonder!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ throws a head kick that Wonder semi-blocks.
It looks like Willy Wonder has been cut.
Wonder fails with a takedown attempt.
Christ moves into the clinch successfully.
A body shot lands from Christ.
Christ misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christ lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Christ tries to land knees in the clinch but Wonder avoids the damage to the body.
Christ can't find room to land a body shot as Wonder controls the action.
Christ tries a body shot but Wonder blocks it.
Christ lands a right hand.
Christ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christ misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christ has Wonder pressed against the cage, preventing Wonder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short left from Christ.
Christ lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wonder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Christ has him pressed against the cage.
Christ can't find room to land a body shot as Wonder controls the action.
Knees to the body from Christ.
Christ throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wonders head.
Christ tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christ misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christ lands a hook that snaps the head of Wonder backwards.
Christ working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Christ working Wonder over with knees to the body.
A short right from Christ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Christ struggles to land a body shot inside as Wonder controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wonder backwards.
Christ lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wonder or not.
Christ tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Christ.
Wonder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Christ tries to work over Wonder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wonder fails to pull guard.
Christ lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Christ as the two fighters clinch.
Christ lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wonder tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Craig Christ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Christ creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wonder is trying to break free.
Christ lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Christ.
Wonder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Christ putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wonder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by Wonder.
Christ tries to throw a body punch but Wonder avoids it by throwing Christ back against the cage.
Christ lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wonder or not.
Christ lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wonder backwards.
Christ scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wonder is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Christ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by Wonder.
Christ struggles to land a body shot inside as Wonder controls his hands.
Christ tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wonder's elbow.
Christ scores with a shot to the side of Wonder's head.
Wonder prevents a body shot from Christ.
A short uppercut from Christ.
A short uppercut from Christ.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ misses with a body punch.
Christ taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christ using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Christ misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christ has a couple of punches blocked by Wonder.
Christ lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Christ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willy Wonder's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Christ works over Wonder's head and body with a nice combination.
Christ misses with a few strikes there.
Willy Wonder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christ swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wonder.
Wonder takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Christ lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A good leg kick by Christ.
A nice combination there by Wonder.
Christ connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wonder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Craig Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonder misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Christ.
Christ wants to clinch.
Christ will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christ throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wonder on the side of the head.
Christ is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Christ lands with a straight right. Wonder didn't see that one coming.
Christ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christ swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wonder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Christ pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wonder is out of range and Christ settles back down.
Christ closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Christ pushes Wonder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christ gets through Wonder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Christ lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christ lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ struggles to land a body shot inside as Wonder controls his hands.
Wonder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Christ fails to land.
Wonder takes a knee right on the jaw!
Christ is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wonder can do to turn this around?
Christ can't find room to land a body shot as Wonder controls the action.
Wonder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Christ stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Christ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Craig Christ has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Christ misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Christ.
Christ misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ misses with a punch to the body.
Christ makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wonder wants to break the clinch but can't.
Christ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christ lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wonder.
Christ has Wonder pressed against the cage.
Wonder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christ lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Christ.
Wonder takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Willy Wonder's cut even more.
Christ lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Christ dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Willy Wonder's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wonder drops his hands momentarily and Christ takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wonder gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wonder scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Wonder. No joy for Christ on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Christ.
Christ is looking to score with low kicks.
Wonder pushes Christ up against the cage in a clinch.
Christ putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wonder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Christ works on Wonder's body with a couple of short punches.
A bit of stalling here from Christ.
Christ with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ working Wonder over with knees to the body.
Wonder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Christ.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Christ.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by Wonder.
Christ misses with a punch to the body.
Christ working aggressively here.
Christ lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Christ avoiding damage.
Christ can't find room to land a body shot as Wonder controls the action.
Knees to the body from Christ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by Wonder.
Christ struggles to land a body shot inside as Wonder controls his hands.
Christ lands a nice shot to the body.
Christ can't find room to land a body shot as Wonder controls the action.
Christ crunches a lovely knee into Wonder's ribcage.
A short left from Christ.
Wonder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wonder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wonder can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Christ.
Wonder prevents a body shot from Christ.
Christ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonder prevents a body shot from Christ.
Wonder is trying to stall.
Christ misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christ utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wonder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wonder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Christ throws an elbow but misses.
Wonder prevents a body shot from Christ.
Christ prevents Wonder from breaking the clinch.
Christ lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Christ lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ scores with a nice hook to the head.
Christ tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wonder's elbow.
Christ struggles to land a body shot inside as Wonder controls his hands.
Christ creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wonder's defenses.
Christ lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wonder is trying to break the clinch but Christ has him pressed against the cage.
Christ pushes Wonder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wonder tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Christ smiles and moves away.
Wonder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Christ.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Christ showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Christ 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Christ!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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