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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Abouseif (ranked 4311 p4p, 3165 weight class) and Stanley Wagon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 cm 18 197 0 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm 25 185 2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Basic striking Very confident |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mohamed Abouseif! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanley Wagon! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Abouseif lands with an overhand left. Wagon throws a poor cross that misses
and Abouseif counters with a straight right hand. Abouseif blocks a jab. Abouseif throws a body shot but no joy. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wagon! But no joy. Wagon throws out a loose jab but Abouseif uses good head movement to avoid it. Abouseif swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wagon counters with a straight right hand. Abouseif lands a slapping body shot.
Wagon cracks Abouseif with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Abouseif tries to bum rush Wagon with a series of wild strikes but Wagon uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Good shot there by Abouseif. Abouseif looks to land a combination but Wagon avoids it well. Abouseif dips down and scores with a jab to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wagon pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Abouseif throws a poor cross that misses
and Abouseif takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Abouseif works the jab nicely. Abouseif throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abouseif connects with a crisp jab. A big left from Abouseif misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wagon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Wagon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Abouseif throws a good cross that connects.
Wagon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Wagon misses the jab. Abouseif paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Abouseif throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wagon counters with a stiff right hand. Wagon cracks Abouseif with a right hand to the side of the head. Wagon looks to land a left hand but Abouseif moved out of range nicely. Wagon walks into a stiff left hand from Abouseif. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wagon lands a head shot. A jab from Wagon does it's job there. Wagon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abouseif. Wagon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abouseif digs a good hook to Wagon's body.
Abouseif fails to land with a series of punches.
Abouseif ducks right into an uppercut from Wagon.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Abouseif misses with a looping left. Wagon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Abouseif swings widly with a right hand
and Wagon counters with a lovely straight right hand! Abouseif jabs at Wagon's body. Wagon throws a jab but it's blocked by Abouseif. Abouseif is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Abouseif looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagon is just out of range. Abouseif misses with a straight left. Wagon loads up on a big right hand but Abouseif slips the punch. Wagon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wagon. Wagon lands with a nice combination. Abouseif backs away looking to recover. Wagon looks winded! Abouseif dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Wagon misses with a looping right. Wagon ducks under a wild hook from Abouseif. Abouseif scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Wagon thows a left - swing and a miss! Abouseif lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wagon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abouseif has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wagon slips a jab and a cross from Abouseif.
Wagon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abouseif. It looked like Abouseif wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Wagon swings widly with a right hand
and Wagon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Nice jab there from Abouseif. Abouseif walks into a left hand. Abouseif throws a lazy uppercut
letting Wagon counter with a right hand. The fighters circle momentarily. Abouseif darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Wagon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abouseif throws a sloppy body shot
and Wagon counters with a stiff right hand. Wagon misses with a straight right. Wagon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Abouseif moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Abouseif misses with a few strikes there.
Abouseif scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Stanley Wagon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Abouseif chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wagon can pounce on him.
Abouseif throws a hook but Wagon blocks it. Wagon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Abouseif staying out of range there. Wagon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abouseif is looking to counter punch. Abouseif misses with a double jab.
Abouseif darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Abouseif lands a nice hook to Wagon's body. Wagon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Abouseif bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Wagon avoids the body shot from Abouseif.
Wagon throws a hook to the side of Abouseif's head but Abouseif sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Abouseif misses with a right hand and Wagon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Abouseif cracks Wagon with a good jab. Abouseif throws a jab when Wagon was well out of range. Wagon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abouseif. Abouseif is looking to counter punch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mohamed Abouseif will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Wagon throws a looping overhand right but Abouseif ducks down to avoid it. Wagon misses with a hook
letting Abouseif counter with a right hand. Wagon takes one on the button. Abouseif just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abouseif. Wagon does a little dance to reset his feet. Abouseif scores with a punch to the head. Abouseif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagon.
Wagon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Abouseif does it's job there. A big left from Wagon misses. Abouseif has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wagon. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wagon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abouseif's head. A big left from Abouseif misses. Abouseif changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Wagon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. 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! Wagon slips a jab and a cross from Abouseif.
Mohamed Abouseif is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Abouseif scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Abouseif throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wagon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Wagon slips under a jab from Abouseif. Wagon throws a hook but Abouseif avoids it easily. Abouseif lands a two punch combo.
Abouseif misses with a two punch combination.
Mohamed Abouseif is winning the standup battle so far. Wagon throws the left hand but Abouseif avoids the punch easily. Wagon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abouseif finds it's way round the side to connect with Wagon's head. Wagon works the jab nicely. Wagon misses with a looping left. Abouseif lunges at Wagon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wagon's hand. Abouseif throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagon. This has been an exciting period of action! Wagon walks into a left hand. Abouseif swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Wagon to counter with a crisp jab. Abouseif walks into a stiff left hand from Wagon.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Abouseif misses the target. Wagon throws a lazy right hand but Abouseif sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Wagon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Abouseif has got the better of the exchanges. Abouseif feints a jab promting Wagon to slip. Abouseif then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wagon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Wagon misses with an uppercut. Abouseif saw that one coming. Wagon is breathing heavily. Abouseif uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Abouseif is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wagon can do to turn this around? Abouseif defending well as Wagon loads up on a big left hand. Wagon defending well as Abouseif loads up on a big left hand. Wagon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wagon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Abouseif lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wagon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. A low kick lands for Wagon.
Wagon scores with a nice head shot. The fighters circle momentarily. Wagon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Abouseif staying out of range there. Abouseif misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Abouseif avoids a lazy jab quite easily. The fighters circle momentarily. Abouseif darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Abouseif slips under a jab from Wagon. Abouseif connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Abouseif throws a big shot that misses. Abouseif swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Abouseif scores with the left hand. Wagon knows he should have avoided that one. Wagon misses with a hook. Abouseif ducked under it nicely. Abouseif comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Nice shot lands for Abouseif. Abouseif scores with a three punch combo!
Abouseif thuds a left hand into Wagon's body. Abouseif takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Abouseif misses with an uppercut. Wagon saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Abouseif slips under a jab. Abouseif cracks Wagon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Abouseif looks to land a combination. Wagon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Abouseif connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Abouseif moves out of range as Wagon strikes. Abouseif with a jab. Abouseif scores with a nice right hand.
Abouseif displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Abouseif connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Abouseif slips under a jab. Abouseif misses with a left hand and Wagon counters with a thumping low kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wagon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abouseif. Wagon throws out a counter right but Abouseif avoids it with no problem. Abouseif lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Wagon misses. Abouseif stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed Abouseif dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! Wagon misses with a looping right. Abouseif swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Abouseif connects with a body shot. Wagon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abouseif lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Abouseif throws a hook but Wagon blocks it. Wagon misses the jab. A little feinted left hand from Abouseif on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Wagon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abouseif on the side of the head. Abouseif connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Wagon scores with a jab to the jaw. Wagon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action! Abouseif throws a right and a left that Wagon avoids nicely. Abouseif bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wagon's head backwards. Abouseif throws an off balance right hand
and Wagon counters with a slapping leg kick. Wagon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Wagon walks into a jab. Abouseif cracks Wagon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round. Abouseif misses with a jab to the body
and Wagon counters with a nice uppercut. Abouseif throws a right hand that misses
letting Wagon counter with a right hand. Abouseif lands with a good body shot. Abouseif comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Abouseif uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wagon. Abouseif defending well as Wagon loads up on a big left hand. Wagon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wagon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abouseif finds it's way round the side to connect with Wagon's head. Abouseif throws an overhand right that lands on Wagon's shoulder, as Wagon tries to avoid the shot. Abouseif misses with a hook
and Wagon counters with an outside leg kick.
Abouseif looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Abouseif is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Abouseif throws a body punch but Wagon moves out of range. Wagon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Good standup being displayed there by Abouseif as he connects with a hook. Stanley Wagon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Abouseif looks to land a combination but Wagon avoids it well. Wagon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Wagon tries to move into range but Abouseif moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Wagon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abouseif tries to move into range but Wagon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Wagon misses with the combination.
Abouseif dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Abouseif scores with a jab. Abouseif catches Wagon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Wagon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wagon loads up on a big right hand but Abouseif slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Abouseif connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Wagon ducks right into an uppercut from Abouseif. Abouseif lands a head shot. Abouseif uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wagon. Good standup being displayed there by Abouseif as he connects with a hook. Abouseif connects with a body shot. Abouseif throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Nice shot by Abouseif. Wagon misses with a hook. Abouseif waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wagon. Mohamed Abouseif is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Abouseif scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Abouseif wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Jab, jab by Wagon - just one landing. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wagon misses with a straight left. Abouseif appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Abouseif. Abouseif scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abouseif will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abouseif scores with a hook. Wagon looks to throw the jab but Abouseif is out of range. Wagon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abouseif. Wagon connects with a leg kick. Abouseif lands a head shot. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wagon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Abouseif scores with a punch to the head. Wagon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abouseif finds it's way round the side to connect with Wagon's head. Good standup being displayed there by Abouseif as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight! Mohamed Abouseif showed his dominance in that final round. Well Abouseif has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Abouseif!
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