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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolfe comes to the cage accompanied by Raining Blood. Chuck Finley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Damian Wolfe's chin.
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215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Finley!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Wolfe misses the target.
Wolfe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wolfe has managed to clinch.
Finley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Finley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolfe blocks it with crossed arms.
Finley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Finley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wolfe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wolfe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Finley finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe shoots in looking for a takedown but Finley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wolfe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Wolfe. Those never looked like landing.
Wolfe is looking to clinch.
Finley tries to clinch up but Wolfe circles away and keeps his distance.
Damian Wolfe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finley tries to clinch but Wolfe moves away
and Wolfe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finley moves in looking to clinch but Wolfe pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wolfe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wolfe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wolfe throws a sloppy head kick
and Finley counters with a stiff right hand.
Wolfe is looking to clinch.
Finley leaves Wolfe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Wolfe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolfe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe throws a lazy head kick
and Finley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finley.
Finley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wolfe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wolfe breaks the clinch.
Finley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolfe.
Finley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wolfe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolfe but Wolfe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Finley.
Wolfe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wolfe counters by clinching up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wolfe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Finley wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Wolfe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Finley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wolfe's head.
Wolfe closes the distance and pushes Finley back into the cage.
Finley looking to throw knees to the head but Wolfe is blocking nicely.
Finley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Finley tries to land a knee to the head but Wolfe blocks with his arms.
Finley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finley misses with a punch on the inside.
Finley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolfe blocks it with crossed arms.
Wolfe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wolfe looking to score a takedown here. Finley is defending well but Wolfe drives through and ends up in Finley's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Finley is looking for a triangle here but Wolfe uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wolfe is looking to take a break and control but Finley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Finley wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wolfe trying to control the position but Finley is working away.
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.
Wolfe tries to advance to mount but Finley instead regains half guard.
Wolfe is trying to control the action in half guard but Finley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Finley manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wolfe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Damian Wolfe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Finley is looking to clinch.
Finley tries to sprawl but Wolfe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wolfe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wolfe wants to advance to full mount but Finley doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Wolfe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolfe stands and throws Finley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Wolfe 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wolfe misses with a double jab
and Finley counters with a head kick. That will keep Wolfe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wolfe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wolfe shoots in and bounces Finley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Finley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wolfe is aware though and is defending well.
Finley working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wolfe has passed into half guard!
Wolfe postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Finley to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe closes the distance and clinches up with Finley, looking for a takedown. Wolfe pushes Finley against the cage but Finley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wolfe pushes Finley up against the cage in a clinch.
Finley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wolfe breaks the clinch.
Finley is looking to clinch.
Wolfe throws an off balance right hand
and Finley counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wolfe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Finley gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Damian Wolfe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wolfe is trying to control but can't.
Finley is looking for a kimura but Wolfe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Finley to get the leverage.
Finley is trying to work for a kimura but Wolfe is defending well.
Finley escapes and gets back to his feet.
Damian Wolfe is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolfe throws a nice looking combination but Finley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe closes the distance and pushes Finley back into the cage.
Finley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wolfe is stalling here.
Finley tries to land a knee to the head but Wolfe blocks with his arms.
Finley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wolfe clinches.
Finley tries to land a knee to the head but Wolfe blocks with his arms.
Wolfe prevents Finley from breaking the clinch.
Finley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Finley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wolfe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe swings for the body but Finley moves out of range.
Finley fails with the takedown.
Chuck Finley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Finley wants it to stay on the feet.
Damian Wolfe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wolfe swings widly with a right hand
and Finley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wolfe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Wolfe.
Wolfe throws the left hand but Finley avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Damian Wolfe.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wolfe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Wolfe!
An out of breath and clearly excited Damian Wolfe thanked Fight Club Clothing™ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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