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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serj Wunderkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Speed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Ramones / Blitzkrieg Bop. Wunderkind has chosen Rollin' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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219 lbs
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204 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serj Wunderkind!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Speed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Speed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wunderkind uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wunderkind gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Speed counters with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wunderkind, right into the meat.
Wunderkind tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Speed is looking to chop away at Wunderkind's legs.
Wunderkind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Speed does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wunderkind throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wunderkind tries a head kick but it misses.
Wunderkind wants to land a leg kick but Speed is out of range.
Wunderkind throws a chopping leg kick but Speed manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A good leg kick by Wunderkind.
Speed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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!
Speed takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wunderkind tries to clinch up
and Speed counters with a good low kick that Wunderkind was not able to check.
Speed cracks a nice hook into Wunderkind's ribs.
Speed misses with a hook. Wunderkind ducked under it nicely.
Speed takes a swing at Wunderkind's ribcage but misses.
Wunderkind misses with the body kick
and Speed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Speed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Speed throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wunderkind counters with a good, hard body kick but Speed shrugs it off.
Speed misses with an uppercut.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Speed misses with a two punch combination.
Nathan Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wunderkind takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind tries a low kick but Speed avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wunderkind moves away.
Wunderkind keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wunderkind on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Speed tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Speed throws a body punch but Wunderkind moves out of range.
Wunderkind throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Speed.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wunderkind.
Wunderkind buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Speed throws a lazy uppercut
and Wunderkind counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Speed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wunderkind, right into the meat.
Speed on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind misses with a wild body shot.
Speed lands the left hand.
Wunderkind keeps Speed at a distance using the push kick.
Speed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Wunderkind throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wunderkind throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wunderkind swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Speed.
A head kick misses from Speed.
Speed throws a looping overhand right but Wunderkind ducks down to avoid it.
Wunderkind throws the kick towards the body but Speed avoids it.
Wunderkind with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Speed to score with a decent uppercut.
Wunderkind looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wunderkind slips under a jab from Speed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind thows a body shot but no joy.
Wunderkind takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wunderkind slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wunderkind.
Speed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Speed misses with a kick to the body
and Wunderkind counters with a nice body kick.
Speed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wunderkind checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Speed looks to land a left hand but Wunderkind moved out of range nicely.
Wunderkind throws a front kick that sends Speed stumbling back into the cage.
Speed is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wunderkind darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wunderkind rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Speed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wunderkind thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serj Wunderkind dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice body kick from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind thows a leg kick but Speed checks it
and Speed makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wunderkind connects with a looping right hand.
Speed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Speed throws an overhand right that lands on Wunderkind's shoulder, as Wunderkind tries to avoid the shot.
Wunderkind scores with a leg kick.
Speed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wunderkind connects with a leg kick. Speed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Serj Wunderkind seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Speed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wunderkind.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wunderkind on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wunderkind.
Speed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wunderkind lands with a kick to the temple. Speed shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Speed lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Speed misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wunderkind throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Speed keeps the fight on the outside.
Speed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Speed scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wunderkind lands with a right hand.
Wunderkind thuds a left hand into Speed's body.
Wunderkind scores with a jab.
Wunderkind has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Speed.
Speed will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wunderkind counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wunderkind doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Speed misses with a looping right.
Speed is looking to slow Wunderkind down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Speed is able to avoid easily.
Speed throws an off balance right hand
and Wunderkind counters with a stiff right hand.
Speed throws a leg kick but Wunderkind moved away.
Wunderkind uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Speed.
Wunderkind takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wunderkind pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wunderkind throws a lazy head kick
and Speed counters with an outside leg kick.
Wunderkind walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wunderkind throws a leg kick but Speed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Speed throws out a powerful jab.
Speed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wunderkind tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wunderkind throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Speed on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind misses with a hook.
Speed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wunderkind checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Speed blocks a head kick by Wunderkind.
Speed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wunderkind ducks under a wild hook from Speed.
Wunderkind has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Speed sizes up Wunderkind with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some bone on bone action there as Speed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Speed takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wunderkind swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind drives through and clinches with Speed against the cage.
Wunderkind looking to slow down the pace here.
Speed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wunderkind is keeping busy.
Speed tries to break the clinch but Wunderkind is controlling the position.
Wunderkind doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Speed as Wunderkind tries to tie him up.
Wunderkind tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wunderkind throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Speed blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wunderkind has a couple of punches blocked by Speed.
A short left from Speed.
Wunderkind tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing Wunderkind back against the cage.
Wunderkind pushes Speed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serj Wunderkind showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Speed misses with a wild combination.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wunderkind manages to avoid it.
Speed avoids the head kick by Wunderkind.
Speed with a nice cross.
Wunderkind moves out of range as Speed strikes.
Speed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wunderkind takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wunderkind lands a really nice looking cross but Speed seems unphased.
Wunderkind avoids the head kick by Speed.
Wunderkind avoids a punch combination nicely.
Speed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wunderkind connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wunderkind tries a head kick but it misses.
Speed throws a hook but Wunderkind avoids it easily.
Wunderkind misses the shot to the body.
Wunderkind moves in looking to clinch but Speed pushes him off.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wunderkind manages to avoid it.
Speed blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Speed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wunderkind.
Nice defenses there by Wunderkind.
A lazy body kick from Speed
and Wunderkind counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wunderkind throws a solid leg kick but Speed takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wunderkind.
A big right from Wunderkind misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wunderkind.
Wunderkind fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Speed checks it well.
Wunderkind jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Speed attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed lands a nice hook to Wunderkind's body. Wunderkind takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Speed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Speed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wunderkind tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wunderkind misses with a low kick.
Wunderkind misses with a kick to the body.
Speed feints and then cracks Wunderkind's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wunderkind down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Speed throws a good cross that connects.
Speed misses with a body kick.
Speed looks to land a body kick but Wunderkind moved away.
Speed lands an overhand right.
Nice body kick there by Wunderkind.
Speed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wunderkind misses with a combination
and Speed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Speed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wunderkind throws a looping overhand right but Speed ducks down to avoid it.
Speed checks a low kick from Wunderkind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed slips a straight right by Wunderkind.
A shot to the body from Speed misses
and Wunderkind counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed misses with a hook.
Wunderkind dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Speed throws the left hand but Wunderkind avoids the punch easily.
Speed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Speed scores with a jab to the body.
Wunderkind does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wunderkind is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Speed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Wunderkind buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nathan Speed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wunderkind scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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 Nathan Speed.
Well Wunderkind has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serj Wunderkind!
An out of breath and clearly excited Serj Wunderkind thanked Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering) 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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pop
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