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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Wiese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Strong is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 cm
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193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Strong! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Wiese! The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Strong tries to clinch but Wiese moves out of range. Strong pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Wiese looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Strong is fending him off so far but Wiese persists. Nope, Strong circles away and we're back to standing. Strong loads up on a big right hand but Wiese slips the punch. Strong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wiese. Wiese circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Wiese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strong. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Strong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiese moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Strong throws a jab when Wiese was well out of range. Wiese throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Strong's waist but Strong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wiese off to one side. No joy there for Strong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strong looks to land a combination but Wiese avoids it well. Strong misses with a looping left. Strong is looking to clinch but Wiese is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Wiese does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. A clash of legs there as Wiese blocks the low kick. Wiese misses with a takedown attempt - Strong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Jack Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Wiese. Wiese slips under a jab from Strong. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Strong misses with a series of wild punches.
Wiese tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Strong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wiese tries for a takedown but Strong circles away easily and Strong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Wiese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strong throws out the jab. Strong with a nice cross.
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. Wiese moves out of range as Strong strikes. Wiese with a poor takedown and Strong counters with a nice uppercut. Strong moves in looking to clinch but Wiese pushes him off. Strong throws a good cross that connects.
Wiese tries to clinch but fails miserably and Strong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Wiese fails with the takedown and Strong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Strong dominated that round. That's time! Strong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Strong throws a hook to the side of Wiese's head but Wiese sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Wiese shoots and misses and Strong counters with a stiff right hand. Wiese on the wrong end of a nice hook. Wiese staying out of range there. Wiese tries for a takedown but Strong circles away easily and Strong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wiese thinking. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wiese ducks under a wild hook from Strong. Strong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round. Strong tries to clinch there but Wiese circles away.
Strong darts in trying to clinch and Wiese counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Strong is looking to escape. Wiese prevents Strong from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wiese is thwarting Strong's attempts to control the position. Strong keeping control of the position. Wiese tries to pass the half guard into mount. Strong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wiese stalling. Strong wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Wiese sitting and controlling from the half guard. Wiese wants to stand up but Strong is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Wiese showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Strong gets caught flat footed, as Wiese shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Wiese sitting in guard, not really doing much. Wiese works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wiese stops Strong from getting back to his feet.
Wiese content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Let's hope that Wiese has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Strong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Strong tries to get out of the position. Wiese is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Strong! Wiese tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Wiese's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight! Tim Wiese comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Wiese has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29 Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29 Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Wiese!
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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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