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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glen Starner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolfe has chosen Immortal Technique- Internally Bleeding as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glen Starner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Starner misses with a wild body shot.
Wolfe throws out a powerful jab.
Wolfe misses the shot to the body.
Starner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolfe.
A combination from Wolfe does no damage.
Wolfe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Starner.
Starner misses with a wild combination.
Wolfe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Starner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wolfe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Starner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wolfe scrambles back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Wolfe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wolfe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starner was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolfe.
Wolfe just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolfe throws a body punch but Starner moves out of range.
Starner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wolfe is fending him off so far but Starner persists. Nope, Wolfe circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wolfe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wolfe - that landed with a thud.
Starner blocks a body shot from Wolfe.
Starner blocks a body shot from Wolfe.
Wolfe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Starner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Starner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wolfe up against the cage.
Wolfe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wolfe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starner's elbow.
A short right from Wolfe.
Wolfe trying to land knees to the body.
Wolfe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starner takes a shot to the head.
Starner misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Starner.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wolfe.
Starner misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolfe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe breaks the clinch.
Wolfe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Starner rather than just go for the knockout.
Wolfe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starner.
Starner avoids the body shot from Wolfe.
Jesse Wolfe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Starner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolfe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jesse Wolfe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Starner.
Wolfe throws a series of punches but Starner moves out of range.
Starner throws the left hand but Wolfe avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolfe. Starner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolfe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wolfe.
Wolfe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Starner.
Wolfe throws a looping overhand right but Starner ducks down to avoid it.
Starner drops his hands momentarily and Wolfe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A shot to the body from Wolfe misses
and Starner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Starner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starner slips under a jab from Wolfe.
Starner wants to clinch.
Starner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Starner scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starner. Wolfe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starner looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolfe is just out of range.
Wolfe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Starner moves away from the strike by Wolfe.
Wolfe lands with a good body shot.
Wolfe swings for the body but Starner moves out of range.
Wolfe lands with a good body shot.
Wolfe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Starner at a distance.
Starner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolfe manages to avoid it.
Wolfe cracks a nice hook into Starner's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wolfe works Starner's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolfe lands with an overhand left.
Wolfe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Starner misses.
Wolfe throws a big shot that misses.
Wolfe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Starner misses.
Starner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Starner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wolfe.
Wolfe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheers as Starner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wolfe doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Wolfe misses.
Starner checks a low kick from Wolfe.
Wolfe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Starner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolfe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Glen Starner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wolfe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Starner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wolfe's head backwards.
Starner drops Wolfe with a nice combination! Starner dives into Wolfe's guard, looking to finish!
Wolfe is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wolfe seems keen to control Starner's posture.
Wolfe is still in real trouble! Can Starner finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wolfe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wolfe controlling the position.
Wolfe seems to have recovered his senses.
Starner wants to pass the guard but Wolfe is keeping the position.
Wolfe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Starner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolfe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wolfe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starner throws an elbow that misses. Wolfe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Starner's guard. Nice move by Wolfe!
Starner is trying to control the position but Wolfe postures up.
Wolfe wants to control from the top but Starner keeps moving.
Wolfe controls from within his opponent's guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jesse Wolfe hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Starner takes one to the side of the head.
Starner swings for the body but Wolfe moves out of range.
Glen Starner is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolfe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Glen Starner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolfe misses the target.
Starner lands a really nice looking cross but Wolfe seems unphased.
Starner throws a hook to the side of Wolfe's head but Wolfe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolfe.
Starner's corner calls for a 1-2. Starner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wolfe takes a swing at Starner's ribcage but misses.
Starner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starner misses with a straight right.
Starner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wolfe misses with a wild body shot.
Starner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolfe throws out the jab.
Starner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolfe tests Starner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wolfe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Starner misses the shot to the body.
Starner misses with an uppercut. Wolfe saw that one coming.
Wolfe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Starner checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Starner misses.
No joy there for Starner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wolfe throws an off balance right hand
and Starner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wolfe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Starner.
Starner misses with an uppercut. Wolfe saw that one coming.
Starner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wolfe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolfe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Starner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolfe throws out the jab.
Wolfe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Starner.
Starner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Starner lands a nice hook to Wolfe's body. Wolfe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Starner sizes up Wolfe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Starner moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolfe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wolfe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Starner momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Starner.
Wolfe lands with a nice body punch.
Wolfe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Starner at a distance.
Wolfe misses with a wild combination.
Starner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Starner misses with a two punch combination.
Wolfe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Starner lands a nice looking body shot.
Wolfe digs a good body shot into Starner's ribs.
Wolfe cracks Starner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starner lands a two punch combo.
Starner takes one to the side of the head.
Wolfe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wolfe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starner was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolfe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Starner dominated that second round.
That's time! Starner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Starner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wolfe thows a body shot but no joy.
Wolfe misses with a body shot.
Starner staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Starner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wolfe avoids the body shot from Starner.
Starner misses with a wild body shot.
Starner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wolfe dodges the punch combination from Starner.
Starner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Starner ducks under a wild hook from Wolfe.
Starner moves out of range as Wolfe throws a body kick.
Starner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wolfe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Starner.
Starner throws a series of punches but Wolfe moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe digs a good body shot into Starner's ribs.
Starner misses the jab.
Wolfe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Starner on the side of the head.
Starner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Starner slips under a jab.
Wolfe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starner takes a swing at Wolfe's ribcage but misses.
Starner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Starner throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wolfe to regain full guard.
Wolfe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Starner is looking to work some ground and pound but Wolfe has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe keeping moving, preventing Starner from controlling successfully.
Wolfe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wolfe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wolfe wants to sweep here but Starner controlling him for the moment.
Wolfe is pulling down on Starner's head. It's preventing any offense from Starner, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starner distracts Wolfe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Glen Starner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Starner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wolfe is keeping the position for now.
Starner looking to sit in guard and control but Wolfe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Starner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Starner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wolfe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starner wants to sweep here but Wolfe controlling him for the moment.
Wolfe being controlled here momentarily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wolfe wants to control from the top but Starner keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Starner throws a good cross that connects.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starner ducks under a wild hook from Wolfe.
Starner misses with a straight left.
Wolfe connects with a body shot.
Jesse Wolfe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolfe swings for the body but Starner moves out of range.
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 Glen Starner.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Starner, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glen Starner!
During a confident post fight interview, Glen Starner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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