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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pippen Wellingsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wellingsworth is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hawthorne Heights - Ohio Is For Lovers. The key to victory for Chris Badger has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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212 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pippen Wellingsworth!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badger misses with a double jab.
Wellingsworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badger misses with a combination
and Wellingsworth moves into the clinch.
Wellingsworth is looking to break free of the clinch but Badger has double underhooks.
Badger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wellingsworth is looking to clinch but Badger is avoiding it.
Wellingsworth scores with a body shot.
Badger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wellingsworth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Badger.
Badger fails to land the takedown.
Wellingsworth misses with a body shot.
Wellingsworth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Wellingsworth.
Wellingsworth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Badger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wellingsworth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wellingsworth connects with a single shot there.
Badger is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badger throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Wellingsworth.
Wellingsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badger moves away.
Badger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wellingsworth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Badger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wellingsworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wellingsworth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wellingsworth catches Badger napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Badger to the canvas!
Badger is rocked!
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!
Wellingsworth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Badger's head.
Oh Badger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wellingsworth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Badger seems to have got his legs back now.
Wellingsworth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wellingsworth forces his way into half guard.
Badger is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Wellingsworth there.
Badger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellingsworth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wellingsworth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Badger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wellingsworth drops an elbow to the side of Badger's head.
Wellingsworth is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Badger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wellingsworth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wellingsworth working Badger over with strikes.
Wellingsworth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wellingsworth slips a nice elbow through Badger's hands, connecting with Badger's forehead.
Wellingsworth prevents Badger from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wellingsworth lands a nice short elbow.
Wellingsworth trying to control the pace.
Wellingsworth slips a nice elbow through Badger's hands, connecting with Badger's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger has hold of Wellingsworth's hands but Wellingsworth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wellingsworth slips a nice elbow through Badger's hands, connecting with Badger's forehead.
Badger taking some punishment here, with Wellingsworth in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wellingsworth lands a nice short elbow.
Wellingsworth not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badger tries to kick Wellingsworth off but Wellingsworth keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Badger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wellingsworth.
Wellingsworth lands with a punch from half guard.
Badger is trying to stand back up but Wellingsworth is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Wellingsworth.
Badger is trying to stand up here but Wellingsworth is controlling him well.
Wellingsworth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wellingsworth slows the pace down in half guard.
Badger is trying to stand up here but Wellingsworth is controlling him well.
Wellingsworth throwing shots but Badger is blocking nicely.
Wellingsworth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wellingsworth wants to pass the guard but Badger is defending well.
Wellingsworth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pippen Wellingsworth dominated that 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.
Wellingsworth fails with a takedown attempt.
Wellingsworth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right-left combo lands from Badger.
Badger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wellingsworth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badger throws a series of punches but Wellingsworth moves out of range.
Badger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wellingsworth is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Badger.
Badger could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Badger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Badger takes one to the side of the head.
Wellingsworth looks to land a combination but Badger avoids it well.
Wellingsworth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Badger does no damage.
Badger misses with a wild combination.
Badger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Badger dodges the punch combination from Wellingsworth.
Badger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wellingsworth counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellingsworth is looking to clinch.
Badger misses with a combination
and Wellingsworth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Badger misses with a wild combination.
Badger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wellingsworth counters with a series of strikes that sends Badger to the canvas! Wellingsworth follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Wellingsworth throwing strikes but missing.
Badger wants to stand but Wellingsworth is controlling the position.
Wellingsworth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wellingsworth is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wellingsworth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Badger is looking to stand up but Wellingsworth isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellingsworth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wellingsworth is looking to stand up but Badger won't let him.
Badger has momentary wrist control but Wellingsworth slips an elbow through the middle.
Badger wants to get back to his feet but Wellingsworth is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wellingsworth trying to control but Badger is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Badger dodges the punch combination from Wellingsworth.
Wellingsworth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wellingsworth connects with a crisp jab.
Wellingsworth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pippen Wellingsworth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wellingsworth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wellingsworth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wellingsworth misses with a body shot.
Badger misses with a wild combination.
Badger throws out a loose jab but Wellingsworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wellingsworth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wellingsworth stalks Badger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Badger's face. Badger staggers backwards, shaken.
Wellingsworth looks to land a combination but Badger avoids it well.
Wellingsworth moves in looking to clinch but Badger pushes him off.
Wellingsworth scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wellingsworth lands with a nice combination. Badger backs away looking to recover.
Wellingsworth looks for a takedown but Badger sprawls well.
Badger swinging wilding here.
Badger throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badger misses with a double jab
and Wellingsworth counters with a left to the body.
Wellingsworth tries to clinch but Badger moves out of range.
Chris Badger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wellingsworth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wellingsworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wellingsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badger moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Badger!
Badger swinging wilding here.
Wellingsworth throws a combination that misses
and Badger counters with a nice body shot.
Badger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Badger misses with a double jab
and Wellingsworth counters with a crisp 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.
Badger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wellingsworth moves away.
Badger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pippen Wellingsworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Badger scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Badger's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Badger duly obliges.
Wellingsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badger.
Badger misses with a few strikes there.
Wellingsworth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Badger at a distance.
Badger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Badger fails to land with a series of punches.
Badger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wellingsworth.
Badger tries to bum rush Wellingsworth with a series of wild strikes but Wellingsworth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Badger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wellingsworth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Badger throws a series of punches but Wellingsworth moves out of range.
Badger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wellingsworth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wellingsworth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chris Badger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wellingsworth misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wellingsworth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Badger thinking.
Wellingsworth doesn't manage to clinch there - Badger circles away.
Wellingsworth swinging wilding here.
Badger misses with a combination
and Badger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Badger throws a right and a left that Wellingsworth avoids nicely.
Wellingsworth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wellingsworth misses the shot to the body.
Badger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wellingsworth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Badger.
Wellingsworth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Badger circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Badger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wellingsworth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badger.
Good work by Wellingsworth as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellingsworth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Badger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wellingsworth thuds his right hand into Badger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Badger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wellingsworth counters with a left and a right that stings Badger.
Badger misses with a wild combination.
Badger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wellingsworth backs up against the cage.
Wellingsworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badger was well out of range. Poor timing from Wellingsworth.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Badger!
Badger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wellingsworth circles away quickly and effectively.
Badger swinging wilding here.
Badger swats away the attempt to clinch by Wellingsworth.
Wellingsworth slips a jab and a cross from Badger.
Wellingsworth moves in looking to clinch but Badger pushes him off.
Nice body punch from Wellingsworth.
Chris Badger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellingsworth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Badger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Badger.
Badger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wellingsworth counters with a series of strikes. Badger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Badger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Badger fails to land with a series of punches.
Wellingsworth tries to clinch but Badger is having none of it.
Wellingsworth misses with a wild body shot.
Badger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Badger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wellingsworth.
Badger throws a right and a left that Wellingsworth avoids nicely.
Wellingsworth tries to close the distance and clinch but Badger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wellingsworth looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Badger!
Wellingsworth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badger tries to hold on but Wellingsworth postures up.
Badger is trying to stand.
Wellingsworth lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wellingsworth lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Badger hang on?
Wellingsworth fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wellingsworth lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wellingsworth raining down shots from the mount!
Badger throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pippen Wellingsworth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wellingsworth fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pippen Wellingsworth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wellingsworth 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pippen Wellingsworth!
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energy
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hype
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