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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Wahwah (ranked 4389 p4p, 2840 weight class) and Gigi Woerner (ranked 473 p4p, 341 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gigi Woerner enters the cage!
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170 cm 23 280 4 - 8 - 0 |
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195 cm 22 250 6 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Great elbows Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Wahwah! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gigi Woerner! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Woerner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wahwah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wahwah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Woerner responds with a good body kick, but Wahwah manages to step out the way in time. Woerner moves out of range as Wahwah throws a body kick.
We've been told by Wahwah's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Wahwah misses with a right hand and Woerner counters with a left to the body. Wahwah 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. Wahwah scores with a leg kick.
Woerner motions for Wahwah to come forward. Woerner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Woerner takes a shot right to the bread basket. Wahwah throws a sloppy body shot
and Woerner counters with a straight right hand. Wahwah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Crunch! Woerner slams his shin into Wahwah's torso. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wahwah misses with a left hand and Woerner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Woerner moves out of range of the strikes. Wahwah backing away here, and Woerner unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Wahwah misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wahwah throws a body shot but no joy. Wahwah looks to land a right hand but Woerner moved out of range. Wahwah misses with an uppercut. Woerner saw that one coming. Woerner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Woerner slips a jab from Wahwah. Wahwah thows a leg kick but Woerner checks it and Woerner counters with an inside leg kick. Wahwah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Woerner wants to counter the offense by Wahwah and move into the clinch position. Woerner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A good leg kick by Woerner. Wahwah misses with a wild body shot. Wahwah throws a leg kick but Woerner sees it coming and checks it nicely. Woerner tries to counter by closing the distance. Kimbo Wahwah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wahwah works the jab nicely. Woerner tries to clinch there but Wahwah circles away.
Woerner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Woerner connects with a right hand. Wahwah shakes it off. Woerner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A head kick misses from Wahwah. A shot to the body from Wahwah misses and Woerner counters by moving into the clinch. Wahwah tries to circle away but Woerner has him pinned against the cage. Wahwah misses with a short punch on the inside. Woerner misses with a hook from the clinch. Wahwah pushes Woerner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Wahwah working some nice short punches in the clinch. Woerner scores with a shot to the side of Wahwah's head. Woerner blocks the elbow strike.
Woerner has a couple of punches blocked by Wahwah.
Woerner prevents a body shot from Wahwah. Woerner misses with a punch on the inside.
Wahwah pushes off an throws an elbow but Woerner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Wahwah misses with a punch to the body.
Wahwah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wahwah blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Woerner throws a head punch that misses. Woerner lands with a right to the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wahwah. Woerner throws a punch but it's blocked by Wahwah. Wahwah scores with a nice hook to the head. Wahwah scores with a shoulder strike. Woerner swings wildly with an uppercut but Wahwah uses good head movement to avoid it. Woerner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Wahwah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Woerner looks winded! A nice right hand lands inside from Wahwah. Wahwah lands an uppercut. Woerner blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Wahwah. Wahwah lands a body punch. Woerner lands an uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A nice left hand lands by Wahwah.
Wahwah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woerner drops his hands momentarily and Wahwah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Wahwah throws a head kick but Woerner moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wahwah misses with a wild combination.
Wahwah scores with a hook. Woerner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wahwah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Wahwah rushes Woerner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Wahwah. Woerner misses with the head strike.
Wahwah lands an elbow that stopped Woerner in his tracks for a moment. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wahwah scores with an uppercut up the middle. Still in the clinch, Woerner scores with a nice short uppercut. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wahwah. Good body shot from Wahwah.
Wahwah takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Wahwah dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Wahwah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Woerner steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wahwah. Wahwah throws an off balance right hand
and Woerner counters with an outside leg kick.
Kimbo Wahwah is winning the standup battle so far. Woerner avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Wahwah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Wahwah misses with a straight right. A slapping body kick lands there for Woerner. Wahwah tries a head kick but it misses.
Wahwah clinches with his opponent.
Wahwah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wahwah taking a breather. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wahwah as Woerner tries to tie him up. Wahwah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Woerner's defenses. Wahwah has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Woerner misses with some punches.
Woerner working some nice short punches in the clinch. Woerner misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Woerner takes an elbow to the forehead. Wahwah working aggressively here.
Wahwah wants to stall.
Wahwah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Woerner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Wahwah.
Still in the clinch, Wahwah scores with a nice short uppercut. A short right from Wahwah on the inside. Wahwah struggles to land a body shot inside as Woerner controls his hands.
Wahwah misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Woerner fails to land. Wahwah blocks an uppercut.
Woerner takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Gigi Woerner has been cut. Wahwah lands an elbow just above Woerner 's eye. Wahwah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Wahwah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Woerner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. This has been an exciting period of action! Wahwah throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wahwah throws a nice outside leg kick. Woerner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wahwah lands a glancing blow to the side of Woerner's head. Wahwah misses with a body kick. Woerner is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Wahwah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Woerner scores with a nice head shot. Woerner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wahwah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Woerner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wahwah paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wahwah pushes Woerner up against the cage in a clinch. Wahwah misses with a hook from the clinch. Woerner lands a right hand. Woerner misses with a short punch on the inside. Wahwah tries a body shot but Woerner blocks it.
Woerner has a couple of punches blocked by Wahwah.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Woerner misses with a short punch on the inside. Woerner working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Woerner. Woerner lands with a right to the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Wahwah. Woerner misses with a short punch on the inside. Woerner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Woerner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woerner scores with a shoulder strike. Still in the clinch, Woerner scores with a nice short uppercut. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Woerner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Wahwah lands an elbow inside. Woerner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wahwah blocking some punches.
Woerner blocks an elbow strike from Wahwah.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wahwah throws an elbow but misses. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Woerner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wahwah avoids it. Wahwah blocks an uppercut.
Woerner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Woerner misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A quick uppercut on the inside from Woerner. Wahwah misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Woerner fails to land. Wahwah is struggling to control the position. Wahwah throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Woerner. Woerner throws a head punch that misses. A short body shot lands from Wahwah as the two fighters clinch.
Wahwah is leaning against Woerner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Wahwah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Woerner or not. Wahwah scores with a shoulder strike. Wahwah lands on the inside with an uppercut. Wahwah just leaning against Woerner, taking a breather. Wahwah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wahwah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Wahwah misses the shot to the body. Woerner throws a quick inside leg kick. 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 Kimbo Wahwah will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Gigi Woerner's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! Woerner lands with a hook. Wahwah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Wahwah throws a head kick that misses. Wahwah throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Woerner counters with a straight right hand. Woerner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters circling a little - Woerner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Wahwah just misses with a punch to the body.
Wahwah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Woerner counters with a straight right hand. Wahwah throws a hook to the side of Woerner's head but Woerner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Woerner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice side step and Woerner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Wahwah rushes Woerner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. A short left from Woerner. Wahwah throws a punch but it's blocked by Woerner. Wahwah looks to throw an elbow but misses. Gigi Woerner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round. Wahwah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Woerner misses with the head strike.
Wahwah working aggressively here.
Woerner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Woerner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Woerner misses with a hook from the clinch. Wahwah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Woerner. A short right from Wahwah. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wahwah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Woerner's brow. Woerner working some nice short punches in the clinch. Both fighters are breathing heavily. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Woerner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wahwah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Woerner's brow. Woerner lands a right hand. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A head punch on the inside from Wahwah fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woerner. Woerner swings wildly with an uppercut but Wahwah uses good head movement to avoid it. Woerner swings wildly with an uppercut but Wahwah uses good head movement to avoid it. Wahwah breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Woerner throws a low kick but Wahwah moves out of range easily. A counter left hand to the body from Wahwah misses its target. A low kick from Wahwah misses and Woerner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Woerner throws a leg kick that misses. Woerner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Woerner avoids the body shot from Wahwah.
Woerner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wahwah on the side of the head. Woerner has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Wahwah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Woerner dips to his left and cracks Wahwah with an uppercut! Woerner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wahwah.
Wahwah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Woerner, pushing him back against the cage. Wahwah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Woerner tries to land knees in the clinch but Wahwah avoids the damage to the body. Woerner throws a punch but it's blocked by Wahwah. Wahwah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Wahwah lands a right hand. Wahwah tries to work over Woerner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Wahwah blocks an uppercut.
Wahwah lands a left hand.
Wahwah cracks Woerner with a nice body shot. Wahwah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Wahwah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Wahwah presses Woerner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Wahwah tries to work over Woerner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Woerner has a couple of punches blocked by Wahwah.
Wahwah digs a right hand into Woerner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Woerner's gas tank. Wahwah lands on the inside with an uppercut. Kimbo Wahwah has scored more points in the clinch so far. Wahwah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Wahwah scores with a hook to the body. Woerner blocks an elbow strike. Wahwah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wahwah lands a nice elbow from the clinch. A shot in the inside from Wahwah. Wahwah lands on the inside with an uppercut. A nice glancing elbow lands by Wahwah. Woerner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A right hook to the body lands for Wahwah.
Wahwah cracks Woerner with a nice body shot. Wahwah looking to slow down the pace here. Wahwah leaning against his opponent.
Wahwah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Wahwah lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Wahwah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Woerner. Wahwah lands with a right to the head. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Woerner being controlled against the cage. Wahwah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woerner backwards.
And that's the end of the fight! Kimbo Wahwah showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wahwah, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Wahwah!
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energy
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RATING
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