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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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161 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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166 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Wang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Wang.
Wang misses with an uppercut.
Wang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wang is pressing down on Wagner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wagner is holding on for now.
Wang seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wagner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wagner controlling the position for now.
Wang seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagner is pressing down on Wang's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner keeping full guard, as Wang tries to pass.
Wang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wang tries to free his leg and advance position but Wagner is retaining full guard.
Wagner keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Wang postures up.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wagner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Wagner lands with an uppercut that bounces Wang off the cage and back into rage.
Wang misses with a straight right.
Wang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wagner's waist but Wagner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wang off to one side.
Wang fails to land the takedown.
Kurt Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wang.
Wang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang looks to land a right hand but Wagner moved out of range.
Wang throws a looping overhand right but Wagner ducks down to avoid it.
Wagner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wang looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range.
Wang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wagner sprawls well. Wagner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wang gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagner misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wang looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range.
Wagner misses with an uppercut.
Wang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kurt Wagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wang walks into a jab.
Wagner lands a jab-cross combination.
A big right from Wagner misses.
Wang shoots in but Wagner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wang walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Wagner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wagner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wagner throws a shot to the body.
Wagner looks to land a right hand but Wang moved out of range.
Wang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wang moves out of range as Wagner strikes.
Kurt Wagner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wagner throws a hook to the side of Wang's head but Wang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wagner is fending him off so far but Wang persists. Nope, Wagner circles away and we're back to standing.
Wang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner misses with an uppercut. Wang saw that one coming.
Wang blocks a jab.
Wang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wagner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Wang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wang.
Wang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Wagner misses.
Wagner throws a body punch but Wang moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wang slips a jab from Wagner.
Wang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wagner misses with a hook. Wang ducked under it nicely.
Wagner misses with a wild body shot.
Wang shoots in and drives through. Wagner sprawls well.
Wagner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wagner wants it to stay on the feet.
Wang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wagner circles away.
Wang slips a jab from Wagner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wang has time to react.
Wang is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wagner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice shot by Wagner.
Wang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wagner throws a series of punches but Wang avoids them all with ease.
Wagner scores with the left hand. Wang knows he should have avoided that one.
Wagner misses the shot to the body.
Wagner lands a glancing blow to the side of Wang's head.
Wang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wagner sprawls well. Wagner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wang gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner looks to throw the jab but Wang is out of range.
Wang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wagner pinned against the cage. Wagner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wang has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Wagner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wang fails with a takedown attempt.
Wang ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Wang throws a jab when Wagner was well out of range.
Wang is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Wang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wagner but Wagner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wagner throws a right and a left that Wang avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner lands with a cross.
Wagner stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Wang with that takedown attempt.
Wagner lands with a nice combination. Wang backs away looking to recover.
Wang slips under a jab from Wagner.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wagner.
Wang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wagner's waist but Wagner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wang off to one side.
Wagner thows a body shot but no joy.
Wagner lands with a nice combination. Wang backs away looking to recover.
Wang fails with a takedown attempt.
Wagner misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wagner.
Wagner connects with a crisp jab.
Wang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wagner.
Wagner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wang circles away quickly and effectively.
Wagner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wang.
Wagner works over Wang's head and body with a nice combination.
Wagner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wagner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner throws an overhand right that lands on Wang's shoulder, as Wang tries to avoid the shot.
Wagner misses the jab.
A slow jab from Wagner misses its intended target.
Wagner stuffs the takedown.
Wang walks into a jab.
Nice body punch from Wagner.
Wang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Wagner really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner.
Wagner throws a nice looking combination but Wang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wang shoots in for a takedown but Wagner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wagner cracks Wang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wagner throws a right hand that Wang ducks under and follows up with a left that Wang also avoids with ease.
Wagner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wagner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wang backs up against the cage.
Wang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wagner is fending him off so far but Wang persists. Nope, Wagner circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Wagner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wagner misses the jab.
Wang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wagner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wagner misses with a body shot.
Wang defending well as Wagner loads up on a big left hand.
Wang fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wagner avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagner lands with a straight right. Wang didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wagner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wagner throws a shot from downtown. Wang moves away and avoids it.
Wang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wagner is fending him off so far but Wang persists. Nope, Wagner circles away and we're back to standing.
Wagner misses the shot to the body.
Wang misses with a looping right.
Wang misses with an uppercut. Wagner saw that one coming.
Wang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wagner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wagner punishes Wang's body with a nice straight punch.
Wang takes one on the button.
Wang fails with a takedown attempt.
Wang tries for a takedown but Wagner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wagner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Wagner as Wang shoots in.
Wagner misses with a double jab.
Wang fails with a takedown attempt.
Wagner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wagner misses with a looping left.
Wang misses with a takedown attempt - Wagner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Wagner dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wang misses with a looping left.
Wagner moves away from the strike by Wang.
Wagner slips under a jab.
Wang scores with a takedown into Wagner's guard.
Wang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wagner is adopting a defensive guard.
Wang looking to sit in guard and control but Wagner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wang being controlled here, momentarily.
Wang trying to keep a closed guard but Wagner is proving a slippery customer.
Wang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wagner defends well.
Andy Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Wang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wagner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wang looking to control.
Wagner wants to stand but Wang is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kurt Wagner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wagner misses with an uppercut.
Wang looks for a takedown but Wagner sprawls well.
Wagner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wang lands with a cross.
A jab lands there for Wang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses the jab.
Wagner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
Wagner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wang.
Wang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wagner.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wagner stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang looks for a takedown but Wagner sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andy Wang.
I think Wagner 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:49
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 44:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 44:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Wagner! Kurt Wagner retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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