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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr wonderful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Muchacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Muchacho has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with mr wonderful's chin.
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186 cm
26
217 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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212 cm
25
219 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mr wonderful! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Muchacho! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! wonderful defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Muchacho. Muchacho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Ivan Muchacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Muchacho shoots in looking for a takedown but wonderful manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Muchacho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. mr wonderful has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Muchacho. Muchacho blocks a head kick by wonderful.
wonderful tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Muchacho paws at him with a jab and circles away. wonderful tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Muchacho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. wonderful tries to clinch up but Muchacho circles away and keeps his distance. wonderful fails in his attempt to clinch. wonderful misses with a head kick.
Muchacho looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Muchacho won't allow wonderful to sweep him here. Muchacho trying to stand up but can't free himself from wonderful's guard. Muchacho is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round. Muchacho stands up and waves to wonderful to follow him. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Muchacho is defended easily by wonderful. Muchacho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. wonderful wants to clinch up but Muchacho keeps it at a distance. wonderful tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Muchacho shoots in looking for a takedown. wonderful tries to sprawl out of it but Muchacho keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. wonderful manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Muchacho shoots in for a takedown but wonderful shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. wonderful tries to clinch but Muchacho is having none of it. wonderful tries to clinch but Muchacho moves out of range. Muchacho looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Muchacho shoots in looking for a takedown but wonderful manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Muchacho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Muchacho fails with a takedown attempt. Muchacho looks gassed! That kick from wonderful tenderised Muchacho's leg. Muchacho is trying to keep his angry face on. wonderful stuffs the takedown attempt from Muchacho. Muchacho gets slowly back to his feet. wonderful tries to close the distance and clinch but Muchacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. wonderful instigates a clinch. wonderful breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Muchacho gets tackled into the ropes by wonderful. wonderful maintains the clinch. Muchacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with wonderful's elbow. Muchacho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! wonderful working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A short left from wonderful. Muchacho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muchacho gets through wonderful's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Muchacho is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Muchacho misses with a short punch on the inside. wonderful blocks a punch to the side of the head.
wonderful lands with a short head shot on the inside. wonderful prevents a body shot from Muchacho. wonderful tries to land a knee to the head but Muchacho blocks with his arms.
wonderful lands an elbow inside. wonderful misses with a short punch on the inside. Muchacho tries to work over wonderful's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Muchacho lands with a light punch inside. wonderful using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
wonderful makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Muchacho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. wonderful looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. wonderful is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muchacho is defending well for now. wonderful throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muchacho blocks it with crossed arms. A right handed body shot lands from wonderful.
wonderful lands with a left to the head. wonderful lands an elbow that stopped Muchacho in his tracks for a moment. wonderful misses with the head strike.
wonderful lands with a short head shot on the inside. wonderful doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
wonderful lands with a short shot to the head. wonderful throws an elbow but it's blocked.
wonderful gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. A short right from wonderful. A shot in the inside from wonderful. Muchacho avoids a wild elbow strike from wonderful. wonderful tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
wonderful breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
wonderful tries to clinch up but Muchacho circles away and keeps his distance. Muchacho shoots in but no luck this time. Muchacho keeps the fight on the outside. Muchacho swats away the attempt to clinch by wonderful. wonderful leaves Muchacho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. wonderful moves into the clinch. Muchacho tries to break free but wonderful pushes him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. wonderful tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muchacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muchacho stalling in the clinch but wonderful improves position. wonderful breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. wonderful thumps Muchacho with a low kick. mr wonderful is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. wonderful stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and wonderful wants it to stay on the feet. Muchacho shoots in looking for a takedown. wonderful tries to sprawl out of it but Muchacho keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. wonderful manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. wonderful displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. wonderful tries to clinch up but Muchacho circles away and keeps his distance. wonderful tries to clinch up but Muchacho circles away and keeps his distance. wonderful tries to clinch but Muchacho is having none of it. wonderful pushes Muchacho up against the ropes in a clinch. wonderful lands with a short head shot on the inside. wonderful lands a nice uppercut. wonderful throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Muchacho is looking to control wonderful's arms but wonderful gets an underhook and turns him. Now Muchacho has his back to the ropes. wonderful throws an elbow but it misses.
wonderful on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muchacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muchacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Muchacho. Muchacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr wonderful dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
wonderful lands a jab to Muchacho's midsection. The fight stays on the outside here - wonderful looks like he's thinking about clinching though. wonderful doesn't manage to clinch there - Muchacho circles away.
wonderful has Muchacho up against the ropes in a clinch.
wonderful lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. wonderful prevents a body shot from Muchacho. wonderful fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muchacho lands with a short shot to the head. wonderful takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muchacho blocks an elbow strike. Still in the clinch, wonderful scores with a nice short uppercut. Muchacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muchacho misses with the head strike.
wonderful doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muchacho presses wonderful against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Muchacho dodges an elbow strike from wonderful.
Muchacho decides to pull guard. Muchacho looking to hit a scissor sweep but wonderful is one step ahead there. wonderful has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Muchacho pulls wonderful in to control the position. wonderful tries to free his leg and advance position but Muchacho is retaining full guard. Muchacho pulls wonderful in close to his closed guard and prevents wonderful from doing any damage or advancing position. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. wonderful tries to clinch up but Muchacho circles away and keeps his distance. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muchacho. Muchacho closes this distance looking for a takedown but wonderful circles away. Muchacho circles away from the clinch attempt.
wonderful tries to clinch up but Muchacho circles away and keeps his distance. Muchacho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. wonderful defends it nicely. mr wonderful has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Muchacho. wonderful tries to clinch but Muchacho is having none of it.
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. wonderful rushes Muchacho and presses him up against the ropes. wonderful misses with an elbow strike.
wonderful takes a knee to the side of the body. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Muchacho scores with a nice hook to the head. Muchacho misses with a body punch.
wonderful pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. wonderful misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land. wonderful lands a body punch in the clinch. Muchacho is trying to stall.
wonderful blocks an uppercut.
Muchacho tries to stall but wonderful uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Muchacho blocks the elbow strike.
wonderful misses with an elbow over the top. Muchacho throws a head punch that misses. Muchacho tries to work over wonderful's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. wonderful lands a right hand. Muchacho drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
wonderful swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muchacho blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. wonderful creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. wonderful misses with a hook from the clinch. wonderful misses with a hook from the clinch. Muchacho is looking to control wonderful's arms but wonderful gets an underhook and turns him. Now Muchacho has his back to the ropes. Muchacho missing with knees to the body.
Muchacho throws a punch but it's blocked by wonderful. Muchacho has a couple of punches blocked by wonderful.
wonderful scores with a hook to the body. mr wonderful has scored more points in the clinch so far. A short right from wonderful on the inside. wonderful makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. wonderful softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. wonderful misses with a knee to the head. wonderful working some nice short punches in the clinch. Muchacho tries to throw a body punch but wonderful avoids it by throwing Muchacho back against the cage. wonderful scores with a shot to the side of Muchacho's head. wonderful blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from wonderful. wonderful throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
wonderful lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A shot in the inside from wonderful. Muchacho avoids a wild elbow strike from wonderful. wonderful lands with a left to the head. A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land. wonderful lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Nice body punch from Muchacho - that landed with a thud.
wonderful creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. wonderful misses with a hook from the clinch. Muchacho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Muchacho is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though. wonderful breaks from the clinch.
wonderful moves into range and clinches up with Muchacho. wonderful misses with the head strike.
wonderful can't find room to land a body shot as Muchacho controls the action.
wonderful fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
wonderful blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muchacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. wonderful pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Muchacho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Muchacho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. wonderful tries to avoid it but Muchacho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag wonderful to the ground. wonderful escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Muchacho moves out of range of the body kick. wonderful darts in and clinches Muchacho up against the ropes. Muchacho creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. wonderful working hard to break the clinch. Muchacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
wonderful has a couple of punches blocked by Muchacho.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Muchacho blocks the elbow strike.
wonderful misses with a hook to the ribs.
wonderful tries a knee to the head but Muchacho blocks it.
wonderful swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muchacho. A hook to the body from Muchacho.
wonderful pushes off an throws an elbow but Muchacho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr wonderful dominated that second round. That's time! wonderful's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Muchacho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts wonderful as he jumps to the side. wonderful tries to close the distance and clinch but Muchacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Muchacho looks for a takedown but wonderful sprawls well. wonderful fails in his attempt to clinch. wonderful tries to clinch but Muchacho is having none of it. wonderful tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muchacho swats him away and circles back towards the center. Muchacho shoots in but no luck this time. mr wonderful has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Muchacho. Muchacho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as wonderful sprawls well. wonderful wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Muchacho gets slowly back to his feet. wonderful forces Muchacho back against the ropes and clinches. wonderful misses with some punches.
Muchacho jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as wonderful walks away with a smile on his face. Muchacho gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Muchacho gets a takedown into half guard. wonderful is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. wonderful is pressing down on Muchacho's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Both fighters are breathing heavily. wonderful has his feet on Muchacho's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Muchacho shoots in for a takedown but wonderful shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. wonderful tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. No luck with that takedown attempt from Muchacho. wonderful tries to clinch but Muchacho moves out of range. wonderful fails in his attempt to clinch. wonderful tries to clinch up. wonderful wants to clinch up but Muchacho keeps it at a distance. Muchacho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with wonderful but wonderful pushes him off and we're back to square one. wonderful is looking to clinch. Muchacho shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches wonderful napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Muchacho wants to stand but wonderful is controlling his arm. Muchacho decides to stand back up. wonderful rushes Muchacho and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. A short right from wonderful on the inside. wonderful doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muchacho scores with a shoulder strike. wonderful throws a head punch that misses. A head punch blocked on the inside by Muchacho. wonderful pushes off an throws an elbow but Muchacho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Ivan Muchacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! With the fighters clinched against the ropes, wonderful creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. wonderful is trying to break the clinch but Muchacho is controlling him. wonderful looks to throw an elbow but misses. A nice glancing elbow lands by wonderful. Muchacho gets a trip takedown into half guard. Muchacho throws a strike but wonderful avoids it easily and moves to full guard. wonderful is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. This has been an exciting period of action! Muchacho moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Muchacho trying to control the position.
Muchacho looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but wonderful puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. wonderful passes into side control, despite Muchacho's attempt to control the position.
Muchacho tries to buck wonderful off but wonderful is having none of it. A control attempt from Muchacho but he's now mounted! Muchacho wants to control but wonderful is having none of it.
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. wonderful tries to control but Muchacho wriggling away. Muchacho wants to hold on but wonderful pushes him away. mr wonderful is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Muchacho working to try and regain half guard.
wonderful controlling from mount. Muchacho tries to lock up and control but wonderful gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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 mr wonderful. Well I reckon that's a shut out for wonderful, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mr wonderful!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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