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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Huwan Bagwis (ranked 500 p4p, 297 weight class) and Roland Weudke (ranked 76 p4p, 40 weight class). Roland Weudke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huwan Bagwis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roland Weudke!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weudke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Weudke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bagwis misses with a right hand
and Weudke counters with a solid body kick.
Weudke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bagwis lands a nice looking body kick.
Bagwis throws a sloppy head kick and Weudke moves out of range easily.
Bagwis cracks Weudke with an open hand slap.
It looks like Roland Weudke has been cut.
Bagwis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bagwis jabs Weudke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bagwis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Weudke counters with a big head kick but Bagwis shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bagwis misses with an uppercut
and Weudke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bagwis's knee momentarily.
Bagwis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weudke manages to avoid it.
Weudke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Weudke blocks the leg kick.
Bagwis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Weudke's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Weudke moves forwards but Bagwis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bagwis misses the body punch
and Weudke counters with a straight right hand.
Weudke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bagwis throws a lazy uppercut
and Weudke counters with a nice leg kick.
Bagwis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bagwis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Weudke slips a jab from Bagwis.
Weudke misses with a jab to the body
and Bagwis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weudke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bagwis.
Bagwis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Bagwis.
Bagwis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weudke lands with a right hand.
Weudke lands a big head kick that sends Bagwis tumbling to the mat! Weudke takes a step backwards and waves Bagwis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bagwis is rocked!
It looks like Huwan Bagwis has been cut.
Weudke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Bagwis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weudke throws a low kick but Bagwis moves out of range easily.
Bagwis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weudke. Bagwis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weudke sends Bagwis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Weudke is motioning to the referee to let Bagwis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bagwis throws out a powerful jab.
Bagwis throws a leg kick but Weudke checks it.
Bagwis misses with a straight right.
Bagwis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Weudke throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bagwis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bagwis seems to have got his legs back now.
Bagwis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Weudke blocks the low kick.
Bagwis takes a swing at Weudke's ribcage but misses.
Weudke with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bagwis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Bagwis misses.
Bagwis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Weudke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weudke takes one to the side of the head.
Weudke connects with a high kick.
Weudke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bagwis can pounce on him.
Weudke missing with a left hand there. Bagwis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bagwis connects with a right hand. Weudke shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weudke manages to avoid it.
Donk. Bagwis catches Weudke right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bagwis scores with a jab to the body.
Weudke scores with a head kick. Bagwis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Weudke.
Weudke fails to land with a series of punches.
Bagwis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Weudke is out of range and Bagwis settles back down.
Weudke just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weudke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Weudke lands a big right hand that sends Bagwis crashing to the mat! Weudke stays standing though and waves Bagwis back to his feet!
Bagwis blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Weudke dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
A bone on bone clash there as Bagwis blocks the leg kick.
Roland Weudke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bagwis throws a body shot but no joy.
Weudke feints a counter leg kick.
Weudke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bagwis connects with a jab.
Weudke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bagwis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bagwis tries a head kick but it misses.
Bagwis misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Weudke finds it's target.
Bagwis stuns Weudke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Weudke throws a looping overhand right but Bagwis ducks down to avoid it.
Bagwis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Weudke.
Bagwis lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwis scores with a shot to the body.
Weudke throws a wild body kick that Bagwis sees coming a mile off.
Weudke throws a body punch but Bagwis moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Weudke, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weudke moves out of range of the strikes.
Bagwis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bagwis loads up on a big right hand but Weudke slips the punch.
Bagwis slips under a jab from Weudke.
Bagwis avoids the head kick by Weudke.
Bagwis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weudke was well out of range. Poor timing from Bagwis.
Weudke throws a body punch but Bagwis moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weudke with the inside leg kick.
Bagwis misses with a hook.
It seemed like Weudke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bagwis misses with a body shot.
Weudke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bagwis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weudke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bagwis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Weudke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Weudke misses.
It looked like Bagwis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bagwis scores with a jab to the body.
Weudke looks to throw a body kick
letting Bagwis counter with a right hand.
Weudke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bagwis moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bagwis throws a leg kick that misses.
Weudke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Weudke blocks the leg kick.
Weudke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Weudke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bagwis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bagwis misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Weudke misses.
Bagwis misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Weudke.
Both fighters circling a little - Weudke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bagwis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bagwis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis throws a chopping leg kick but Weudke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bagwis lands with a good body shot.
Weudke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bagwis backing away here, and Weudke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Weudke throws a lazy head kick
and Bagwis counters with a nice body shot.
Bagwis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weudke was well out of range. Poor timing from Bagwis.
Weudke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bagwis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bagwis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bagwis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bagwis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Weudke on the side of the head.
Weudke lands an overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Huwan Bagwis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bagwis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bagwis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bagwis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bagwis throws a right hand that misses
and Weudke counters with a straight right hand.
Weudke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bagwis.
Bagwis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Weudke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A swing and a miss from Weudke.
Bagwis tries a head kick but it misses.
Bagwis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weudke doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke throws a sloppy head kick and Bagwis moves out of range easily.
Bagwis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Weudke.
Bagwis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Weudke's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weudke slips under a jab.
Huwan Bagwis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weudke throws a leg kick which misses Bagwis's front leg but catches the back leg as Bagwis tries to avoid it.
Weudke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Weudke misses with a leg kick
and Bagwis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bagwis misses with a wild body shot.
Weudke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bagwis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bagwis. Weudke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bagwis throws a good cross that connects.
Weudke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bagwis slips a jab from Weudke.
Weudke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weudke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Bagwis to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick from Weudke, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bagwis throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weudke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Weudke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bagwis misses with a jab to the body
and Weudke counters with a three punch combo that has Bagwis backing up. Bagwis nods at Weudke to acknowledge the strikes.
Bagwis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A cross from Bagwis lands.
Bagwis misses with a jab to the body
and Weudke counters with a head kick that drops Bagwis to the mat! Bagwis scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bagwis scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis throws a lazy right hand but Weudke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Weudke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Weudke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Weudke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bagwis.
Weudke misses with a hook
and Bagwis counters with a right hand to the body.
Bagwis moves into range and clinches up with Weudke.
Bagwis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bagwis misses with a punch on the inside.
Bagwis can't find room to land a body shot as Weudke controls the action.
Bagwis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Weudke's efforts to push away.
Bagwis swings wildly with an uppercut but Weudke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weudke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weudke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis misses with the head strike.
Bagwis blocking some punches.
Weudke displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bagwis up against the cage.
Bagwis has a couple of punches blocked by Weudke.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Weudke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bagwis working aggressively here.
Weudke is trying to push Bagwis away but Bagwis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Weudke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weudke digs a right hand underneath Bagwis's ribcage. Bagwis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weudke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Weudke struggles to land a body shot inside as Bagwis controls his hands.
Weudke digs a right hand into Bagwis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bagwis's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weudke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bagwis backwards.
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 Huwan Bagwis.
I think Bagwis 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huwan Bagwis!
Huwan Bagwis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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