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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 1216 p4p, 1343 weight class) and Joey Chandler (ranked 126 p4p, 140 weight class). Bleak comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast - Rammstein. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 36 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wulfgang Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Chandler finds it's way through Bleak's defenses.
Chandler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Bleak misses the target.
Chandler slips a straight right by Bleak.
Chandler staying out of range there.
Bleak looks to score with a jab to the body but Chandler is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak throws out a loose jab but Chandler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chandler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chandler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bleak is fending him off so far but Chandler persists. Nope, Bleak circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler fails with the takedown
and Bleak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Joey Chandler has been cut.
Chandler fails with the takedown.
Wulfgang Bleak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Chandler.
Chandler with a poor takedown
and Bleak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bleak sprawls well. Bleak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chandler gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak ducks right into an uppercut from Chandler.
Bleak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chandler manages to avoid it.
Chandler is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chandler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bleak.
Chandler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bleak.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Chandler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bleak is looking to counter punch.
Wulfgang Bleak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bleak just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak throws a wild body kick that Chandler sees coming a mile off.
Chandler with the counter takedown but Bleak avoids it easily.
Bleak throws a body shot but no joy.
Chandler with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Bleak counter with a right hand.
Bleak misses with a kick to the body
so Chandler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bleak keeping moving, preventing Chandler from controlling successfully.
Chandler chips away with some ground and pound.
Bleak wants to stand and escape but Chandler is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Bleak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chandler looking to sit in guard and control but Bleak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bleak wanted to stand there but Chandler had control of the position.
Chandler wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chandler seems keen to control Bleak's posture.
Chandler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bleak's guard.
Chandler throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wulfgang Bleak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Chandler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chandler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bleak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chandler.
Bleak appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chandler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Bleak misses its intended target.
Bleak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chandler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bleak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak leaves Chandler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bleak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chandler misses with a takedown attempt
and Chandler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wulfgang Bleak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Chandler.
Bleak thuds a left hand into Chandler's body.
Bleak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chandler can do to turn this around?
Bleak misses the shot to the body.
Chandler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chandler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bleak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Chandler misses its intended target.
Bleak throwing a counter right hand but Chandler manages to avoid it.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bleak is trying to stand up here but Chandler is controlling him well.
Bleak tries to kick Chandler off in order to stand up. Chandler Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Bleak wants to get back to his feet but Chandler drags him back down.
Bleak defending against the ground and pound.
Chandler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bleak keeps working.
Bleak is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is not content to let Chandler control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chandler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Chandler tries to counter it with a takedown but Bleak pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bleak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chandler.
Bleak swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Joey Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bleak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chandler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bleak.
Chandler closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bleak to the mat! Bleak manages to get full guard.
Bleak wants to get back to his feet but Chandler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chandler throwing strikes from guard but Bleak blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bleak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chandler is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wulfgang Bleak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Chandler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chandler darts in trying to clinch
and Bleak counters with a straight right hand.
Joey Chandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chandler connects with a crisp jab.
Chandler shoots in and gets a takedown into Bleak's guard.
Chandler is looking to work some ground and pound but Bleak has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chandler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bleak wants to stand and escape but Chandler is having none of it.
Chandler trying to control but Bleak is working from the bottom.
Chandler won't allow Bleak to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bleak has Chandler pulled in close to control his posture.
Chandler landing some decent shots from guard.
Chandler stands and throws Bleak's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chandler cracks Bleak with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bleak takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bleak some visible discomfort.
Bleak can't do much from the bottom here.
Bleak defending against the ground and pound.
Bleak is trying to buck Chandler off.
Bleak sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bleak is trying to stand up here but Chandler is controlling him well.
Chandler working Bleak over with strikes.
Chandler trying to control from half guard but Bleak is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bleak looks to throw the jab but Chandler is out of range.
Bleak misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bleak. Chandler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chandler fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Bleak was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chandler.
Chandler has his takedown stuffed
and Chandler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Joey Chandler's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler misses with a left hand
and Bleak counters with a stiff right hand.
Chandler moves out of range of the strikes.
Chandler drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bleak defends it well.
Chandler misses with a lunging right hand
and Bleak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chandler swings widly with a right hand
and Bleak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bleak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chandler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chandler misses with a right hand
enabling Bleak to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wulfgang Bleak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bleak, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wulfgang Bleak!
Wulfgang Bleak managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Advance Sport Supplements , into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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