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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Starks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wally Wechsel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wechsel has chosen Faith No More - The Morning After as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Starks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wally Wechsel!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wechsel throws a leg kick
and Starks counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Wally Wechsel has been cut.
Starks tries to land a leg kick but Wechsel saw it coming and moves away.
Wechsel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wechsel wants it to stay on the feet.
Wechsel clobbers Starks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wechsel gets tackled into the cage by Starks. Starks maintains the clinch.
Wechsel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wechsel, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wechsel. That's going to slow Starks down.
Wechsel throws a chopping leg kick but Starks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Wechsel misses the target.
Wechsel throws a sloppy head kick and Starks moves out of range easily.
Starks wants to land a leg kick but Wechsel is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Starks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wechsel. That's going to slow Starks down.
Starks looks for the body kick but Wechsel saw that one coming.
Wechsel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Wechsel blocks the leg kick.
Wechsel keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wechsel.
Wechsel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wechsel throws a solid leg kick but Starks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wechsel.
Starks throws a wild body kick that Wechsel sees coming a mile off.
Wechsel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Starks doesn't seem bothered though.
Wechsel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Starks staying out of range there.
Starks throws a leg kick
and Wechsel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Starks checks a low kick from Wechsel.
Starks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Starks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wechsel throws a head kick but Starks moves out of range.
Wally Wechsel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wechsel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Starks's sensitive parts.
Wechsel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wechsel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Starks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wechsel is looking to chop away at Starks's legs.
Starks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wechsel. Wechsel obviously looking to wear him down.
Starks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wechsel sprawls well. Wechsel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Starks gets slowly back to his feet.
Starks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wechsel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wechsel scoring well with a low kick there.
Starks throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Wechsel to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Wechsel.
Starks thows a leg kick but Wechsel checks it
and Wechsel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wechsel lands a leg kick that knocks Starks off balance momentarily.
Wechsel blocks the body kick.
Wechsel connects with an inside leg kick.
Starks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wechsel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wechsel throws a push kick but Starks slaps the foot to one side.
Wechsel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wechsel looks to throw the jab but Starks is out of range.
Wechsel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wechsel.
Starks on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wechsel misses with a kick to the body.
Wechsel lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starks. Wechsel does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wechsel fakes the leg kick and cracks Starks in the body.
Wechsel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Starks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wechsel's knee momentarily.
Wechsel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Starks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wechsel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wechsel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wechsel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wechsel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Starks momentarily.
Starks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wechsel counters with a nice uppercut.
Wechsel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Starks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Starks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Starks cracks a nice hook into Wechsel's ribs.
Starks misses with a body kick.
A left and a right from Wechsel both land. Nice combination.
Starks tries to land a body kick
and Wechsel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wechsel thumps Starks with a low kick.
Wechsel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wechsel connects with a looping right hand.
Starks misses with an uppercut
and Wechsel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wechsel scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wechsel misses with a body kick.
Starks slips under a jab from Wechsel.
Starks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wechsel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Starks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wechsel throws a sloppy head kick and Starks moves out of range easily.
Starks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Starks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wechsel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Starks throws out the jab.
Starks feints and then cracks Wechsel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wechsel down.
Wechsel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Starks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wechsel avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starks moves out of range of the leg kick from Wechsel.
A leg kick checked by Starks.
Wechsel tries a head kick but it misses.
Wechsel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Wechsel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wally Wechsel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Starks misses with a wild body shot.
Wechsel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wechsel throws a front kick that sends Starks stumbling back into the cage.
Starks blocks a low kick nicely.
Starks is looking to wear down Wechsel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wechsel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Starks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wechsel is out of range and Starks settles back down.
Starks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Starks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Starks throws the kick towards the body but Wechsel avoids it.
Starks tests Wechsel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Starks wants to clinch up but Wechsel keeps it at a distance.
Starks throws a solid leg kick but Wechsel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Starks.
Wechsel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Starks.
Wechsel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Starks looks to throw the jab but Wechsel is out of range.
Wechsel just misses with a punch to the body.
Wechsel stuffs the takedown attempt from Starks. Starks gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks misses with the body kick
and Wechsel counters with a good, hard body kick but Starks shrugs it off.
Wechsel misses with a kick to the body.
Starks lands a nice hook to Wechsel's body. Wechsel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wechsel tries a head kick but it misses.
Wechsel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Starks throws a nice looking combination but Wechsel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wechsel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wechsel blocks the body kick.
Wechsel moves out of range as Starks strikes.
That kick from Starks tenderised Wechsel's leg. Wechsel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Starks misses with a body kick.
Starks misses with a low kick.
Starks misses with a hook to the body
and Wechsel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Starks thinking.
Starks misses the jab.
Wechsel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Starks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Starks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wechsel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wechsel avoids the body shot from Starks.
Starks tries to score with a low kick but Wechsel moves his leg out of the way.
Good leg kick by Wechsel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Starks connects with a nice looking jab.
Starks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Starks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wechsel. Wechsel obviously looking to wear him down.
Wechsel avoids the body shot from Starks.
Wally Wechsel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Starks shoots in but no luck this time.
A swing and a miss from Starks.
Wechsel cracks Starks with an open hand slap.
Wechsel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starkss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wechsel misses with a low kick.
Starks avoids the body shot from Wechsel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starks looks for a takedown but Wechsel sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Starks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starks tries to clinch but Wechsel is having none of it.
Starks tries to clinch up but Wechsel circles away and keeps his distance.
Starks misses with a wild body shot.
Starks looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wechsel won't allow Starks to pass to mount.
Starks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Starks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wechsel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Starks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Starks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wally Wechsel's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wechsel lands with an overhand left.
Wechsel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Starks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wechsel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Starks digs a right hand underneath Wechsel's ribcage. Wechsel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wechsel is trying to stall.
Wechsel misses with a punch on the inside.
Wechsel blocks the elbow strike.
Starks has a couple of punches blocked by Wechsel.
A short right from Wechsel.
Starks prevents Wechsel from breaking the clinch.
Starks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wechsel avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wechsel.
A right hand to the body from Wechsel.
Starks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Starks blocks a body shot from Wechsel.
Starks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Starks as the two fighters clinch.
Starks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Starks missing with knees to the body.
Wechsel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Starks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wechsel.
Wechsel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick from Wechsel misses.
Wechsel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wechsel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Starks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wechsel checks it well.
Wechsel thumps Starks with a low kick.
Starks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Starks scoring well with a low kick there.
Wally Wechsel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wechsel blocks a leg kick.
Starks thumps Wechsel with a low kick.
Starks closes the distance and clinches.
Wechsel can't break the clinch.
Wechsel is looking to break free of the clinch but Starks has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Starks.
Starks scores with a shoulder strike.
Starks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wechsel avoids it.
Starks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Starks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wechsel's defenses.
Wechsel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Starks missing with knees to the body.
Wechsel takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starks blocks a body shot from Wechsel.
Wechsel tries to break free but Starks pushes him back against the cage.
Starks lands with a right to the head.
Starks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Starks.
Starks lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Starks - that landed with a thud.
Wechsel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Starks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wechsel avoids it.
Starks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Starks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Starks lands a damaging elbow.
Starks trying to land knees to the body.
Starks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Starks tries to land knees in the clinch but Wechsel avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Starks.
Wechsel avoiding damage as Starks throws knees to the body.
Starks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wechsel backwards.
Starks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wechsel misses with the head strike.
Starks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wechsel is defending well for now.
Starks gets through Wechsel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Starks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wechsel backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Starks.
Wechsel avoids a wild elbow strike from Starks.
A right hook to the body lands for Starks.
Starks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wechsel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Starks pushes Wechsel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Starks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Starks pushes off an throws an elbow but Wechsel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wechsel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starks crunches a lovely knee into Wechsel's ribcage.
Starks gets through Wechsel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wechsel is rocked!
Starks lands a damaging elbow.
Wechsel is still on wobbly legs! Can Starks finish him?
Starks lands a hook that snaps the head of Wechsel backwards.
Starks creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Wechsel! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Starks.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Starks!
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hype
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