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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Summer Wheatly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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210 lbs
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209 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Summer Wheatly!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Wheatly is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Wheatly blocks the low kick.
Darwin blocks the body kick.
Darwin blocks a head kick by Wheatly.
Darwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wheatly misses with a head kick.
Darwin throws a shot from downtown. Wheatly moves away and avoids it.
Darwin looks to land a right hand but Wheatly moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wheatly.
Darwin throws the left hand but Wheatly avoids the punch easily.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wheatly moves away.
Wheatly lands a head kick!
Wheatly slips a straight right by Darwin.
Wheatly avoids the body shot from Darwin.
Wheatly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darwin misses with a hook. Wheatly ducked under it nicely.
Wheatly tries a head kick but it misses.
Darwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wheatly moves out of range of the strikes.
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.
A good leg kick by Darwin.
Darwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wheatly.
Darwin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wheatly counters with a solid body kick.
The fighters circling - Darwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darwin connects with a solid leg kick.
Wheatly throws a head kick that half lands.
Darwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Wheatly throws a head kick but Darwin moves out of range.
Wheatly wants to land a leg kick but Darwin is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Wheatly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Darwin's knee momentarily.
Good shot there by Darwin.
Darwin avoids a kick to the body.
Darwin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wheatly. That one must have hurt.
Wheatly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darwin. Wheatly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses
and Wheatly counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Darwin misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wheatly throws a sloppy head kick and Darwin moves out of range easily.
Charles Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wheatly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darwin loads up on a big right hand but Wheatly slips the punch.
Darwin looks to land a right hand but Wheatly moved out of range.
Nice cross by Darwin.
Darwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wheatly was well out of range. Poor timing from Darwin.
Wheatly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wheatly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Summer Wheatly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wheatly slips a jab from Darwin.
A head kick by Wheatly misses
and Darwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Darwin.
Wheatly misses with a head kick.
Darwin loads up on a big right hand but Wheatly slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Darwin.
Darwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wheatly in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin misses the jab.
Darwin lands a high kick!
Darwin misses with a leg kick
and Wheatly counters with a head kick. That will keep Darwin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Wheatly is just out of range.
Wheatly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darwin.
Wheatly defending well as Darwin loads up on a big left hand.
Wheatly takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wheatly.
Darwin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wheatly is keeping busy.
Darwin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wheatly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wheatly blocks a head kick by Darwin.
A slow jab from Darwin misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a hook but Wheatly blocks it.
Darwin misses with a straight left.
Darwin loads up on a big right hand but Wheatly slips the punch.
A jab from Darwin misses.
Wheatly defending well as Darwin loads up on a big left hand.
Wheatly throws a sloppy head kick
and Darwin counters with a low kick, right behind Wheatly 's knee.
Summer Wheatly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Wheatly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wheatly.
Darwin thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Darwin is looking to slow Wheatly down with leg kicks.
Darwin misses with a looping left.
Darwin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wheatly counters with a nice body kick.
Darwin misses with a wild body shot.
Darwin throws out a loose jab but Wheatly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wheatly throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Darwin counter with a right hand.
Wheatly forces Darwin back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly throws an elbow but it misses.
Darwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darwin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Darwin blocks an elbow strike.
Darwin blocks an elbow strike.
Wheatly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darwin tries to work over Wheatly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darwin lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Darwin.
Wheatly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darwin lands an uppercut.
Wheatly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darwin dodges an elbow strike from Wheatly.
Wheatly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Darwin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Wheatly is breathing heavily.
Darwin misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin lands a right hand.
Darwin trying to stall but Wheatly improves his position.
Wheatly blocking some punches.
Darwin presses Wheatly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darwin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wheatly is keeping busy.
Darwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wheatly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darwin throws a shot from downtown. Wheatly moves away and avoids it.
Wheatly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wheatly tries to land a front kick but Darwin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wheatly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darwin.
Wheatly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wheatly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Darwin with a hook.
Wheatly moves away from the strike by Darwin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin misses with an uppercut. Wheatly saw that one coming.
Wheatly is looking to land body kicks.
Wheatly looks to land a body kick but Darwin moved away.
Wheatly blocks a jab.
A lazy body kick from Wheatly
and Darwin counters with a good low kick that Wheatly was not able to check.
Darwin missing with a left hand there. Wheatly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wheatly makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Darwin really felt that one!
A telegraphed right hand from Darwin misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin looks for the body kick but Wheatly saw that one coming.
Darwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wheatly counters with a body kick that stops Darwin in his tracks momentarily.
Darwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wheatly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wheatly misses with a head kick.
Darwin throws a hook but Wheatly blocks it.
Wheatly throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Darwin misses its intended target.
Wheatly wants to clinch
and Darwin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Darwin is predictable there
and Wheatly counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Darwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darwin manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Wheatly.
Darwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wheatly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wheatly avoids the body shot from Darwin.
Darwin looks to throw the jab but Wheatly is out of range.
Darwin blocks a head kick by Wheatly.
A head kick by Wheatly misses
and Darwin counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly tries to clinch but Darwin moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wheatly.
Wheatly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darwin.
Darwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wheatly.
Darwin scoring well with a low kick there.
Wheatly doesn't manage to clinch there - Darwin circles away.
Darwin misses with a body shot.
Wheatly misses with a kick to the body
and Darwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wheatly misses with the body kick
and Darwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wheatly's knee momentarily.
Wheatly throws a lazy head kick
and Darwin counters with a two punch combo.
Wheatly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Darwin is predictable there
and Wheatly counters with a nice body kick.
Wheatly slips a straight right by Darwin.
Darwin misses with a hook.
Darwin misses with an uppercut.
Wheatly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wheatly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wheatly - that will leave a mark!
Darwin misses with a leg kick
and Wheatly makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Darwin really felt that one!
Wheatly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wheatly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wheatly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darwin.
Wheatly has managed to clinch.
Darwin working aggressively here.
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
Darwin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly blocking some punches.
Darwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darwin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darwin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wheatly counters with a good low kick that Darwin was not able to check.
Darwin throws out a loose jab but Wheatly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Darwin misses the target.
Wheatly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darwin lands with a good body shot.
Wheatly misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Darwin.
Darwin throws a hook but Wheatly avoids it easily.
Darwin misses with a low kick.
Darwin misses with a looping left.
Darwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wheatly manages to avoid it.
Darwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wheatly counters with a solid body kick.
Darwin lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Wheatly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Darwin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wheatly - the referee stops the clock and Darwin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wheatly. Darwin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wheatly misses with a body kick.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Wheatly checks it
and Wheatly counters by moving into the clinch.
Wheatly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darwin stalling in the clinch but Wheatly improves position.
Darwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wheatly throws an elbow but misses.
Darwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wheatly scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wheatly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darwin's calf.
Darwin throws a hook to the side of Wheatly's head but Wheatly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Charles Darwin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Darwin throws a lazy body kick
and Wheatly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Darwin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Darwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wheatly moves in looking to clinch but Darwin pushes him off.
Darwin with a jab.
Darwin misses with a leg kick
and Wheatly counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wheatly throws a sloppy head kick and Darwin moves out of range easily.
Wheatly looks to clinch
and Darwin counters with a straight right hand.
Darwin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheatly is looking to land body kicks.
Darwin avoids the head kick by Wheatly.
Nice body punch from Darwin.
Darwin misses with an uppercut.
Darwin throws the kick towards the body but Wheatly avoids it.
Darwin looks to land a right hand but Wheatly moved out of range.
Darwin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wheatly.
Wheatly throws a lazy body kick
and Darwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a big shot that misses.
Wheatly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darwin.
Darwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wheatly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A lazy body kick from Darwin
and Wheatly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Wheatly.
Darwin misses with a hook.
Darwin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wheatly avoids the body shot from Darwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin looks to land a left hand but Wheatly moved out of range nicely.
Wheatly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darwin.
Wheatly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Darwin lands with a good body shot.
Darwin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wheatly.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses
and Wheatly counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
An inside leg kick from Darwin misses.
Wheatly misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a big shot that misses.
Darwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wheatly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darwin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wheatly counters with a nice body kick.
Charles Darwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wheatly throws a lazy body kick
and Darwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Summer Wheatly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darwin cracks Wheatly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wheatly throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Darwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wheatly thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Wheatly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Darwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darwin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:46
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Darwin!
Charles Darwin retains his light heavyweight title!
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hype
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