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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Willemoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lasse Willemoes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 cm
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245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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177 cm
18
290 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lasse Willemoes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Markus Wright! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wright thows a body shot but no joy. Willemoes doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Willemoes looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Willemoes jabbing away but nothing is landing. Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Willemoes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Willemoes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Willemoes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Wright listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Wright lands a jab. Willemoes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wright lands a nice hook to Willemoes's body. Willemoes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Wright scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Willemoes is just out of range. Willemoes needs to keep his hands up - Wright had a free shot at his head there. Willemoes misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Willemoes throws a hook but Wright blocks it. Wright dips to his left and cracks Willemoes with an uppercut! Willemoes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Willemoes lands in his opponent's guard. Wright is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Willemoes trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Wright wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Wright's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Willemoes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard. Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Willemoes drops back looking for a leg! Wright is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wright manages to kick Willemoes off! Willemoes jumps back into Wright's guard. Wright really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Willemoes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Wright is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Wright wants to sweep but no luck. Willemoes wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving. Willemoes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Wright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wright uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Willemoes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Willemoes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Willemoes moves into the clinch. Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Willemoes controls the action.
Wright pushes Willemoes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Wright is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Willemoes is keeping busy. Wright content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wright receives a warning from the referee for stalling. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Markus Wright. Wright lands the left hand. Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willemoes moves away. Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Willemoes throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Nice body punch from Wright. Willemoes moves into range and clinches up with Wright. Wright lands with a short shot to the head. Willemoes is trying to break free. Nice body punch from Wright - that landed with a thud.
Wright is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Willemoes is looking to break free of the clinch but Wright has double underhooks. Wright taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wright is trying to maintain a safe position but Willemoes gets an underhook and turns Wright into the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A bit of stalling here from Wright.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Markus Wright. Willemoes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wright is fending him off so far but Willemoes persists. Nope, Wright circles away and we're back to standing. Willemoes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Wright dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Willemoes on the wrong end of a nice jab. Wright lands the left hand. Wright uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Willemoes blocks a jab. Willemoes blocks a jab. Willemoes thows a left - swing and a miss! Willemoes tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A big right from Wright misses. Willemoes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Willemoes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Willemoes tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Wright finds it's way through Willemoes's defenses. A decent looking cross lands there for Wright. Willemoes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wright digs a good body shot into Willemoes's ribs. Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wright clobbers Willemoes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Willemoes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Willemoes takes a body punch but keeps moving. Wright sizes up Willemoes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. A decent looking cross lands there for Wright. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Wright throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Willemoes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Wright lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Willemoes wants to clinch. Willemoes doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Wright tests Willemoes's chin there with a solid looking shot. Willemoes throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range. Markus Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup. Willemoes shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense. Wright scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Willemoes throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it. Willemoes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markus Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Wright comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Willemoes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Willemoes misses with a leg kick. Willemoes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Willemoes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Willemoes. Wright works Willemoes's body with a nice hook. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wright darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Wright blocks a jab. Wright stuns Willemoes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Wright connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Willemoes's hands. Wright scores with a jab. Willemoes acknowledges it with a nod of the head. A big left from Willemoes misses. Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow. Wright cracks Willemoes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A decent looking cross lands there for Wright. Wright scores with a jab to the body. Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Willemoes takes one to the chin there. Willemoes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Wright throws a shot to the body.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Wright lands a jab to the nose. Willemoes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Willemoes is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Willemoes's shoulder, as Willemoes tries to avoid the shot. Oh Willemoes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Wright drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Willemoes right on the button. Willemoes goes down! Wright follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Wright gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markus Wright!
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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
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