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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Waggenbach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doktor Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 cm
20
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
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204 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dutch Waggenbach! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doktor Jesus! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Waggenbach gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jesus to score an easy takedown into full guard. Waggenbach has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Waggenbach can't keep his opponent in guard - Jesus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Jesus blocks the strikes from Waggenbach.
Waggenbach wants to get back to his feet.
Jesus scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Waggenbach tries to roll over but Jesus keeps him under control. Jesus stops Waggenbach from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Waggenbach is trying to control but can't.
Jesus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Jesus working Waggenbach over with strikes. Jesus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Waggenbach's head. Waggenbach desperately trying to maintain half guard. Waggenbach looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jesus missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Waggenbach gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Waggenbach pulls Jesus in to control the position. Waggenbach is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jesus is controlling him. Jesus works over Waggenbach with some ground and pound from guard. Jesus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Waggenbach bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jesus's guard. Waggenbach has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Jesus is looking to stand up but Waggenbach isn't so interested in that idea. Jesus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Jesus looking for a sweep. Not yet Jesus, not yet. Jesus thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jesus keeping full guard, as Waggenbach tries to pass. Jesus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Jesus looks gassed! Waggenbach thows a big elbow that misses. Waggenbach working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jesus's head. Waggenbach advances position into side control! The strikes coming from Waggenbach are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Waggenbach throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Waggenbach looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Waggenbach tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Waggenbach has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Waggenbach throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Waggenbach working the ground and pound but Jesus is defending the strikes. Waggenbach is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jesus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Jesus tries to get back to half guard but can't. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Doktor Jesus will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Waggenbach closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jesus to the mat! Jesus manages to get full guard. Jesus keeping full guard, as Waggenbach tries to pass. Waggenbach stopping the sweep attempt from Jesus. Waggenbach missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Waggenbach decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Jesus with a lazy takedown attempt and Waggenbach counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Jesus is breathing heavily. Waggenbach pushes down on Jesus's leg and manages to get into half guard. Jesus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Waggenbach.
That's one minute gone in the round. Waggenbach is trying to work for a kimura but Jesus is defending well.
Waggenbach is looking to take a break and control but Jesus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Waggenbach is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Waggenbach missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Waggenbach thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jesus's head.
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. Waggenbach throwing shots but Jesus is blocking nicely. Jesus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Waggenbach. Waggenbach missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Waggenbach trying to control from half guard but Jesus is working away. Waggenbach thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jesus's head. Waggenbach is taking a breather. Jesus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Waggenbach missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Waggenbach missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Waggenbach not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Waggenbach wants to free his trapped foot but Jesus is holding on for dear life with his legs. Waggenbach is working hard here to advance position. Waggenbach controlling the pace. Waggenbach wants to control but Jesus is keeping him busy.
Dutch Waggenbach has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Waggenbach looks to land a combination but Jesus avoids it well. Waggenbach shoots in and gets a takedown into Jesus's guard. Waggenbach postures up in Jesus's guard and throws a big left but Jesus blocks it. Jesus is working an open guard so Waggenbach takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Waggenbach closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Waggenbach lands in his opponent's guard. Waggenbach won't allow Jesus to sweep him here. Jesus keeping moving, preventing Waggenbach from controlling successfully. Waggenbach drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jesus manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Waggenbach has Jesus in his guard. Jesus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Waggenbach dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Waggenbach fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jesus sprawls well initially but Waggenbach persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Dutch Waggenbach overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Jesus misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jesus works his way to full guard. Good work. Jesus trying to strike off his back.
Jesus thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Jesus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Waggenbach wants to pass the guard but Jesus is keeping the position. Jesus has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Waggenbach has passed into side control.
Jesus tries to improve position but can't. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sloppy strikes there by Waggenbach. Waggenbach decides to stand back up. Waggenbach gets a takedown into half guard. Waggenbach wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jesus keeps working. Jesus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Waggenbach. Jesus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Waggenbach not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jesus tries to roll over but Waggenbach keeps him under control. Waggenbach seems to be looking for submissions.
Waggenbach thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jesus's head. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Waggenbach in particular looking to stall. Waggenbach prevents Jesus from improving his position. Waggenbach uses his free foot to push down on Jesus's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jesus.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Waggenbach sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Waggenbach is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! Jesus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Waggenbach. Waggenbach shoots in and bounces Jesus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Waggenbach wants to control from the top but Jesus keeps moving. Waggenbach has gone for a leg lock! Jesus slips out almost immediately though and dives into Waggenbach's guard. Jesus postures up in Waggenbach's guard and throws a big left but Waggenbach blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jesus stopping the sweep attempt from Waggenbach. Jesus postures up in Waggenbach's guard and throws a big left but Waggenbach blocks it. Waggenbach tries to land a sweep but no joy. Jesus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Waggenbach is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jesus dives into side control.
Waggenbach is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Dutch Waggenbach showed his dominance in that final round. Well Waggenbach 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Waggenbach!
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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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