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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilhelm Bar (ranked 2104 p4p, 2163 weight class) and Test Abc (ranked 303 p4p, 309 weight class). Test Abc will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Bar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Test Abc!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abc missing with a left hand there. Bar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abc connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bar scrambles back to his feet.
Abc has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abc throws a head kick that misses
and Bar counters with a shoot takedown. Abc fights it but they end up in guard.
Bar stands and throws Abc's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bar goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Abc rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bar's guard! Nice work there by Abc!
We've been hearing good reports from Bar'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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abc wants to control from the top but Bar keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abc slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Bar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bar tries to roll over but Abc keeps him under control.
Abc is controlling the pace.
Bar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bar moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abc avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Abc preventing the sweep.
Abc wants to control from the top but Bar keeps moving.
Bar keeping full guard, as Abc tries to pass.
Bar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Abc preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abc throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abc throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bar is looking to work some ground and pound but Abc has wrist control.
Bar is looking to work some ground and pound but Abc has wrist control.
Bar postures up.
Abc is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bar postures up in Abc's guard and throws a big left but Abc blocks it.
Abc has Bar pulled in close to control his posture.
Abc can't keep his opponent in guard - Bar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bar seems to be looking for submissions.
Abc looking for submissions off his back.
Bar wants to pass the guard but Abc is defending well.
Bar seems to be working for a kimura but Abc defends the submission attempt.
Bar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Abc is defending against the submission attempts here by Bar.
Bar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Abc sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Abc actively working from the bottom here.
Abc has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bar is working away from the top position though.
Bar wants to pass the guard but Abc is defending well.
Bar is working for a submission of some sort.
Abc has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bar is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bar is pressing down on Abc's thigh, looking to free his foot. Abc is holding on for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilhelm Bar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bar.
Abc throws a lazy right hand but Bar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abc throws a body shot but no joy.
Bar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Abc swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bar.
Abc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Abc won't be happy with that.
Abc is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Abc keeping hold of Bar's head, controlling as best he can.
Abc avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abc's head.
Bar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Abc defends it well.
Abc actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar seems to be looking for submissions.
Bar throwing shots but Abc is blocking nicely.
Abc manages to get to full guard.
Abc has Bar pulled in close to control his posture.
Bar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abc is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bar throws a big right hand that misses.
Wilhelm Bar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bar postures up in Abc's guard and throws a big left but Abc blocks it.
Abc looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Abc preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abc is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bar throwing strikes but missing.
Abc is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bar is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abc trying to keep a closed guard but Bar is proving a slippery customer.
Bar with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bar.
Bar drops back, looking for a kneebar! Abc looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Abc looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Abc!
Bar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abc can do to turn this around?
Abc is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bar will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bar is looking for a sweep.
Bar is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abc advances to full mount.
Bar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Abc looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bar is trying to reverse the position but instead Abc has taken his back - oops!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abc is hanging on to Bar's back as he tries to escape.
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 Wilhelm Bar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Abc throws a leg kick
and Bar counters with a shoot takedown. Abc fights it but they end up in guard.
Bar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bar drops back, looking for a kneebar! Abc looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Abc looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Abc!
Bar tries to buck Abc off but Abc is having none of it.
Bar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Abc's best efforts.
Abc is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bar defends it well.
Bar looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bar looking for submissions off his back.
Abc is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bar is just riding it out for now. Abc eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar is looking to improve his position.
Bar trying to get back to full guard but Abc takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bar is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bar regains half guard.
Bar tries to get to full guard but Abc has control of the leg.
Abc is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Abc.
Bar has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Abc escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Abc!
Abc wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bar keeps working.
Abc is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bar's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Abc's best efforts.
Bar is looking for a sweep. Abc is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Abc is trying to control the action in half guard but Bar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bar wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bar manages to get to full guard.
Bar looking for a guillotine here but Abc defends easily.
Abc slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bar is striking but Abc is not phased and passes to half guard.
Bar is looking to get back to full guard here but Abc has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Abc wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Abc controls the position from side control.
Bar is trying to work for a sweep but Abc has mounted him!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Abc passes to side control.
Test Abc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilhelm Bar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bar struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Test Abc.
I think Bar 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Wilhelm Bar!
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energy
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hype
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