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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mehdi Illir (ranked 1755 p4p, 1143 weight class) and Jero Wolf (ranked 221 p4p, 141 weight class). Wolf comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Better Together kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mehdi Illir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jero Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Illir fails with the takedown
and Wolf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Illir looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wolf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Illir pulls his head out easily.
Illir trying to control from half guard but Wolf is working away.
Wolf actively working from the bottom here.
Illir seems to be working for a kimura but Wolf defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Illir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wolf knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Illir controlling the pace.
Illir is looking to take a break and control but Wolf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illir is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wolf is trying to control but Illir manages to pass to mount!
Illir scoring with strikes but Wolf is staying in there.
Wolf gets back to half guard.
Illir trying to control the action but Wolf is working from the bottom.
Illir is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wolf doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Illir.
Illir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wolf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Illir pulls his head out easily.
Illir is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wolf defends it well.
Illir slows the pace down in half guard.
Illir looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wolf manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wolf's head.
Illir trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wolf is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wolf holds on and takes a little breather.
Illir working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Illir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wolf's head.
Illir advances position into side control!
Illir tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wolf sneaks back into half guard.
Wolf trying to hold on to Illir's head to control him but Illir postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Illir'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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Illir scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wolf?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wolf tries to hold on but Illir pushes him away.
Illir in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Illir lands a heavy elbow.
Illir postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wolf looks a forlorn figure.
Illir is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wolf has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wolf tries to hold on but Illir postures up.
Wolf might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Illir haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wolf sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wolf is looking to improve his position.
Wolf trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Illir trying to control but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf wants to hold on but Illir pushes him away.
Wolf is working to get back to half guard.
Wolf tries to hold on but Illir postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Illir controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf is in all sorts of trouble here.
Illir is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wolf can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wolf is squirming around, avoiding Illir's attempts to control the action.
Illir working for a guillotine from mount but Wolf is in no mood to give up.
Illir in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Illir controlling his opponent.
Illir lands a nice shot to the head.
Illir controlling from the full mount.
Illir is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Wolf has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Wolf!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Illir wants to sweep but no luck.
Illir keeping full guard, as Wolf tries to pass.
Illir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wolf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wolf seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Illir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Illir is nestled in close to Wolf, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wolf gets full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wolf looking to control.
Illir working some strikes from top position.
Illir slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wolf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Illir can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wolf looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Illir passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mehdi Illir dominated that round.
That's time! Illir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Illir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wolf tries to avoid it but Illir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wolf to the ground. Wolf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wolf connects with a body shot.
Illir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolf but Wolf pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Illir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wolf defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mehdi Illir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Illir looks for a takedown but Wolf sprawls well.
Wolf defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Illir.
Wolf lands a jab to Illir's midsection.
Illir shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Illir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wolf counters with a stiff right hand.
Illir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolf can do to turn this around?
Wolf missing with a left hand there. Illir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Illir fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wolf cracks Illir with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wolf connects with a body shot that sends Illir's belly button to the back.
Illir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolf but Wolf pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wolf feints the counter takedown.
Illir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wolf avoids it really well and circles away.
Wolf drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Illir defends it well.
Illir shoots in for a takedown but Wolf shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wolf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Illir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Illir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wolf has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Illir is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Illir slips a straight right by Wolf.
Wolf digs a good hook to Illir's body.
Wolf wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Illir walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Illir misses with a takedown attempt - Wolf sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf leaves Illir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wolf throws a solid leg kick but Illir takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wolf.
Illir appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Illir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wolf defends it nicely.
Illir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wolf defends it nicely.
Wolf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Illir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Illir shoots in but no luck this time.
Illir shoots in looking for a takedown. Wolf tries to sprawl out of it but Illir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wolf manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolf keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illir takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Illir shoots in looking for a takedown. Wolf tries to sprawl out of it but Illir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wolf manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolf looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Illir with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Wolf to counter with a crisp jab.
Illir slips under a jab.
Illir misses with a takedown attempt
and Wolf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Wolf there.
Some wild striking there from Wolf.
A shot to the liver by Wolf. Beautiful body shot.
Illir shoots in looking for a takedown but Wolf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Illir's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wolf lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wolf misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illir ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Illir staying out of range there.
Illir appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Illir shoots in for a double leg but Wolf sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Illir shoots in for a double leg but Wolf sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Wolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Wolf misses.
Wolf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Illir manages to avoid it.
Wolf throws a lazy right hand but Illir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolf lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice takedown defense from Wolf. No joy for Illir on that attempt.
Wolf appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jero Wolf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Illir ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Wolf gets a clinch.
Wolf lands a right hand.
Wolf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Illir backwards.
Wolf lands with a right to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wolf.
Wolf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Illirs head.
A short left from Wolf.
Wolf lands a shot to the body.
Illir tries to pull guard but Wolf forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wolf scores with a hook to the body.
Wolf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wolf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Illir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wolf walks away with a smile on his face. Illir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A lazy left from Wolf finds it's target.
Illir shoots in and drives through. Wolf sprawls well.
Wolf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Illir with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Wolf to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf throws a body punch but Illir moves out of range.
Wolf slaps away a takedown attempt from Illir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wolf gets a double leg takedown into Illir's guard.
Wolf trying to control the position from guard on top but Illir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Illir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wolf looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Illir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wolf is one step ahead there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wolf scoring with punches to the head and body.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Illir is on top in guard.
Wolf has his foot on Illir's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Illir works his way back into a safe position though.
Wolf is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Illir is aware though and is defending well.
Wolf is controlling Illir's posture.
Illir trying to control but Wolf is working from the bottom.
Illir pushes down on Wolf's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Illir is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Illir is trying to control. Wolf wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Illir is really struggling to control Wolf but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mehdi Illir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wolf is trying to control but can't.
Wolf actively working from the bottom here.
Wolf trying to control here.
Illir trying to control the action but Wolf is working from the bottom.
Illir trying to pass the guard but Wolf defending well.
Wolf tries to roll over but Illir keeps him under control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Illir looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Illir is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wolf tries to get to full guard but Illir has control of the leg.
Illir is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wolf defends it well.
Wolf looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jero Wolf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Illir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Illir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Illir looks for a takedown but Wolf sprawls well.
Illir with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wolf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Illir shoots in but Wolf avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wolf feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mehdi Illir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolf misses with a straight right.
Illir attempts a counter takedown but Wolf avoids it well and moves away.
Wolf with a hook.
Illir drives through with a takedown into Wolf's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wolf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Illir sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Illir defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illir postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Illir trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf looking for a sweep. Not yet Wolf, not yet.
Illir pushes down on Wolf's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Illir not doing much here.
Wolf keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Wolf wants to improve his position but Illir is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Illir is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Illir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wolf on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Illir wants to pass to mount but Wolf is defending the position.
Wolf is looking for a sweep. Illir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Illir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wolf looking for submissions off his back.
Wolf is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illir works his way into full mount!
Illir lands a big shot there that rocks Wolf but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Illir with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wolf is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf tries to reverse the position but Illir maintains control.
Illir looking to control but Wolf is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Illir is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wolf can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Illir.
Wolf tries to hold on but Illir pushes him away.
Wolf regains half guard.
Illir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Illir frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wolf regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Illir trying to control from half guard but Wolf is working away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is trying to control but can't.
Illir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wolf knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wolf is trying to get back to full guard.
Illir is looking to take a break and control but Wolf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Illir is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Illir trying to control the action but Wolf is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wolf has hold of Illir's hands but Illir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wolf is staying active underneath Illir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wolf is looking for a sweep. Illir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Illir wants to free his trapped foot but Wolf is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Illir is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wolf is trying to control Illir's posture. Illir takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Wolf! Illir is rotating here... this could be the end... Wolf is out! Illir has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mehdi Illir!
During a confident post fight interview, Mehdi Illir thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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