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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Hess (ranked 25400 p4p, 3937 weight class) and Amari Osei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 cm 18 135 2 - 7 - 0 |
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179 cm 18 145 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Counter fighter Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wesley Hess! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amari Osei! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Osei misses with a wild body shot. Hess changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Hess looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Osei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hess manages to avoid it. Osei connects with the punch. Hess moves away from the strike by Osei. Hess takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Hess gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Osei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hess momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hess takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Osei throws a series of punches but Hess avoids them all with ease. As Osei looks to move away, Hess throws a big counter combo but Osei just gets out of the way. Osei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hess displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Osei throws out the jab. Osei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Donk. Osei catches Hess right on the button with a cross. Osei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Osei looks to throw the jab but Hess is out of range. Osei misses the jab. Osei pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hess back to the cage. Osei follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Hess shoots in looking for a takedown. Osei tries to sprawl out of it but Hess keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Osei manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Osei looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Amari Osei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hess takes one to the chin there. Hess tries to move into range but Osei moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Hess shoots in looking for a takedown but Osei manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hess's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hess moves out of range as Osei strikes. Hess attempts a counter takedown but Osei avoids it well and moves away. Hess keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Osei. Hess with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Osei to score with a decent uppercut. Osei scores with a sloppy right hand. Hess should have avoided that one. Osei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hess. Hess uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Osei. Hess drops down looking for a counter takedown but Osei sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hess moves away from the strike by Osei. Hess wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. A left lands for Osei. Osei lands with a right hand. Hess walks into a stiff left hand from Osei.
Hess is rocked! Osei drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Hess right on the button. Hess goes down! Osei follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Osei gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amari Osei! In his post fight interview, Amari Osei started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
44% |
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