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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Wuzz (ranked 1508 p4p, 211 weight class) and Katsu Laoka (ranked 1713 p4p, 235 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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212 lbs
29 - 21 - 0 |
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188 cm
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205 lbs
39 - 24 - 5 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Wuzz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 24 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laoka as he jumps to the side.
Wuzz misses with an uppercut
and Laoka counters with a stiff right hand.
Wuzz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laoka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wuzz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wuzz. Laoka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laoka throws a low kick but Wuzz moves out of range easily.
Laoka misses with a kick to the body.
Wuzz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Laoka. Laoka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laoka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wuzz.
Wuzz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wuzz lands in his opponent's guard.
Wuzz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Laoka pushes Wuzz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wuzz swings widly with a right hand
enabling Laoka to counter with a crisp jab.
Laoka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz rushes Laoka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wuzz cracks Laoka with a nice body shot.
Laoka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wuzz lands a hook that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
A short right from Wuzz.
Laoka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wuzz's face.
Wuzz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laoka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wuzz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wuzz.
Wuzz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wuzz jumps guard but Laoka stands there with Wuzz around his waist. Wuzz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Wuzz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wuzz pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wuzz controls Laoka momentarily but Laoka frees himself.
Laoka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz wants to improve his position but instead Laoka has moved into half guard.
Wuzz has his hands clasped together around Laoka's back. He's all about the action.
Wuzz is looking for a sweep. Laoka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wuzz trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wuzz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've been hearing good reports from Wuzz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wuzz has his foot on Laoka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Laoka works his way back into a safe position though.
Laoka tries to stand but Wuzz is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Laoka is now in half guard.
Wuzz is trying to get back to full guard.
Laoka stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Wuzz to get to his feet.
Laoka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Laoka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wuzz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Laoka!
Laoka is trying to get back to his feet.
Wuzz advances to full mount.
Wuzz controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz'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.
Further stalling from Wuzz.
Laoka is squirming around, avoiding Wuzz's attempts to control the action.
Wuzz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wuzz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wuzz tries to control but Laoka wriggling away.
Wuzz content just to control the position here.
Laoka is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
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 David Wuzz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wuzz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wuzz looks to score with a jab to the body but Laoka is just out of range.
Wuzz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laoka misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick from Laoka misses.
Wuzz rushes Laoka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Laoka.
Wuzz is trying to pull guard but Laoka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Laoka lands with a left to the head.
Laoka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wuzz fails to land.
Wuzz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wuzz lands a right hand.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
Wuzz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wuzz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wuzz prevents a body shot from Laoka.
Laoka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laoka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wuzz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Wuzz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laoka works on Wuzz's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz tries to throw a body punch but Laoka avoids it by throwing Wuzz back against the cage.
Wuzz avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Laoka.
Laoka tries a body shot but Wuzz blocks it.
David Wuzz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wuzz throws a punch but it's blocked by Laoka.
Laoka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wuzz fails to pull guard.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wuzz prevents a body shot from Laoka.
Laoka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Laoka misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Laoka fails to land.
Wuzz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laoka effectively controlling the action here.
Laoka gets underhooks to prevent Wuzz's takedown attempt.
Wuzz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wuzz struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Wuzz swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka is looking to control Wuzz's arms but Wuzz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Laoka has his back to the cage.
Wuzz tries to throw a body punch but Laoka avoids it by throwing Wuzz back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Wuzz.
Wuzz jumps guard and drags Laoka to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wuzz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wuzz working a defensive guard here.
Laoka stands up and waves to Wuzz to follow him.
Laoka throws a jab when Wuzz was well out of range.
Wuzz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laoka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laoka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laoka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laoka looks to land a right hand but Wuzz moved out of range.
It looked like Wuzz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wuzz throws a big shot that misses.
Laoka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wuzz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Katsu Laoka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka misses with a looping left.
Wuzz misses with a hook. Laoka ducked under it nicely.
Wuzz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laoka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wuzz scrambles back to his feet.
Laoka scoring well with a low kick there.
Laoka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wuzz ducks under a wild hook from Laoka.
Wuzz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Laoka manages to circle out of the way.
Laoka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wuzz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wuzz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wuzz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laoka.
Laoka misses with an uppercut
and Wuzz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wuzz lands a nice shot that snaps Laoka's head back.
Laoka throws a leg kick but Wuzz sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Laoka tries to get set, Wuzz tries to push him back and clinch up but Laoka manages to avoid the attempt.
Laoka slips under a jab.
Wuzz defending well as Laoka loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wuzz lands with a cross.
Wuzz misses with a right hand
and Laoka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wuzz throws a jab but it's blocked by Laoka.
Laoka tests Wuzz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wuzz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laoka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laoka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laoka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wuzz was well out of range. Poor timing from Laoka.
Laoka connects with an inside leg kick.
Laoka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wuzz instigates a clinch.
Laoka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wuzz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laokas head.
Laoka scores with a shoulder strike.
Laoka prevents the takedown attempt.
Wuzz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laoka blocking some punches.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wuzz lands with a left to the head.
Laoka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Katsu Laoka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wuzz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laoka throws a hook but Wuzz blocks it.
Wuzz checks a leg kick nicely.
Laoka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laoka cracks Wuzz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Katsu Laoka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laoka throws a body punch but Wuzz moves out of range.
Laoka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wuzz tries to counter by clinching up but Laoka breaks away and moves out of range.
Laoka wants to land a leg kick but Wuzz is out of range.
Laoka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wuzz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wuzz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laoka at a distance.
Wuzz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Katsu Laoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wuzz avoids the body shot from Laoka.
Wuzz blocks a jab.
Laoka misses with a hook.
Wuzz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laoka throws out a counter right but Wuzz avoids it with no problem.
Laoka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wuzz's head.
Laoka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wuzz works Laoka's body with a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Laoka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wuzz throws a lazy uppercut
and Laoka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laoka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wuzz.
Wuzz looks to land a right hand but Laoka moved out of range.
Wuzz swinging wildly here.
Laoka misses with a body kick.
Laoka throws a hook but Wuzz avoids it easily.
Wuzz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laoka moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wuzz's elbow.
Laoka has a couple of punches blocked by Wuzz.
Laoka trying to control the position but instead, Wuzz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laoka into the cage.
Wuzz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wuzz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wuzz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laoka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wuzz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wuzz looking for a takedown.
Laoka misses with the head strike.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
Wuzz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wuzz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Laoka struggles to land a body shot inside as Wuzz controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Laoka.
Wuzz scores with a shot to the side of Laoka's head.
Wuzz blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Wuzz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Wuzz fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laoka struggles to land a body shot inside as Wuzz controls his hands.
Laoka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wuzz misses with some punches.
Laoka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wuzz scores with a shoulder strike.
Wuzz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laoka prevents a body shot from Wuzz.
Laoka scores with a hook to the body.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Wuzz avoids the damage to the body.
Wuzz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wuzz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wuzz tries a body shot but Laoka blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Laoka lands with a light punch inside.
Wuzz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wuzz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wuzz lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Wuzz.
Wuzz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wuzz decides to pull guard.
Laoka stopping the sweep attempt from Wuzz.
Wuzz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Laoka wanted to stand there but Wuzz had control of the position.
Wuzz wants to sweep but no luck.
Wuzz pulls Laoka in close to prevent any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wuzz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wuzz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laoka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wuzz closes the distance and clinches.
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 David Wuzz.
I think Wuzz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... David Wuzz!
David Wuzz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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