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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azriel Pandens (ranked 1679 p4p, 1816 weight class) and Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 230 p4p, 251 weight class). Bleak has chosen Du Hast - Rammstein as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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173 cm 34 159 25 - 17 - 0 |
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181 cm 30 159 21 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler Excellent MT Good gas tank |
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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 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azriel Pandens! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wulfgang Bleak! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bleak tries to clinch but Pandens moves out of range. Bleak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Pandens tenderised Bleak's leg. Bleak is trying to keep his angry face on. Pandens throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bleak is defended easily by Pandens. Pandens appears to be looking for a big counter. Bleak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pandens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Bleak with a body punch. A glancing blow. Bleak takes one on the button. Bleak ducks under a wild hook from Pandens. Pandens scores with a leg kick.
Pandens lands with a nice body punch. Bleak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pandens. Pandens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A combination from Bleak does no damage. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Bleak closes the distance and clinches up with Pandens, looking for a takedown. Bleak pushes Pandens against the cage but Pandens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. A good leg kick by Pandens. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pandens thows a left - swing and a miss! Bleak slips under a jab. Bleak lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pandens throws a body shot but no joy. Bleak is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Bleak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Pandens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pandens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Horrible takedown attempt by Bleak or perhaps it was just good defense by Pandens, which made it look bad. Azriel Pandens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wulfgang Bleak. Nice body punch from Bleak. Pandens misses with a low kick. Bleak throws a good cross that connects.
Bleak lands a jab to Pandens's midsection. Pandens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bleak. That did some damage! Pandens looks to land a left hand but Bleak moved out of range nicely. Bleak fails to land the takedown. Bleak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bleak slips a jab from Pandens. A looping hook to the body misses from Pandens. Bleak does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bleak tries to clinch up but Pandens circles away and keeps his distance. Pandens throws out a powerful jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Pandens. Bleak does a little dance to reset his feet. The fighters circling - Bleak throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Pandens lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Wulfgang Bleak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bleak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bleak is looking to clinch. Bleak fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Pandens swings away with a leg kick that misses. Bleak steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pandens. Bleak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bleak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pandens tries to avoid it but Bleak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pandens to the ground. Pandens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Nice defenses there by Pandens. Bleak shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Bleak lands with a punch from half guard. Pandens wants to get back to full guard. Pandens actively working from the bottom here. Pandens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bleak.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pandens has hold of Bleak's hands but Bleak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Pandens has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bleak is working away from the top position though. Bleak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Pandens on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Bleak working Pandens over with strikes. Bleak slips a nice elbow through Pandens's hands, connecting with Pandens's forehead. Ground and pound from Bleak. Pandens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bleak scores with a couple of nice shots. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bleak connects with a nice short shot to Pandens's temple. Bleak throwing shots but Pandens is blocking nicely. Bleak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pandens sees it coming and defends easily. Bleak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Pandens is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Pandens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bleak on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bleak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Bleak is nestled in close to Pandens, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Pandens wants to get back to full guard. Pandens regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bleak. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bleak stopping the sweep attempt from Pandens. Bleak stands up over Pandens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Bleak gets to his feet and stands over Pandens, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Pandens felt that one! Bleak unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Pandens from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wulfgang Bleak! Wulfgang Bleak thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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