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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Herberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordecai Wollsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johan Herberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mordecai Wollsey!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herberg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wollsey circles away.
Wollsey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Herberg at a distance.
Wollsey connects with a jab.
Herberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Herberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wollsey was well out of range. Poor timing from Herberg.
Wollsey slaps away a takedown attempt from Herberg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Herberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wollsey throws a hook to the side of Herberg's head but Herberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Herberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Herberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wollsey tries a head kick but it misses.
Herberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Herberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wollsey loads up on a big right hand but Herberg slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herberg defending well as Wollsey loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herberg avoids the body shot from Wollsey.
Wollsey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Herberg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wollsey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Herberg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Herberg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wollsey thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Herberg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poor strikes thrown by Wollsey there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wollsey content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wollsey is landing with some decent strikes but Herberg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Herberg can't escape the position.
Wollsey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Herberg regains half guard.
Wollsey wants to control but Herberg is keeping him busy.
Herberg misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wollsey is trying to control. Herberg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wollsey is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mordecai Wollsey.
Wollsey throws the left hand but Herberg avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Wollsey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herberg rushes Wollsey and presses him up against the ropes.
Herberg is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Herberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wollsey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wollsey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wollsey stuffs the takedown.
Mordecai Wollsey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Herberg with that takedown attempt.
Wollsey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wollsey connects with a body shot that sends Herberg's belly button to the back.
Wollsey scores with a decent looking hook.
Wollsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herberg moves away.
Mordecai Wollsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Wollsey is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Herberg tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey sizes up Herberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Herberg shoots in looking for a takedown. Wollsey tries to sprawl out of it but Herberg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Wollsey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wollsey throws a right hand that misses
and Herberg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wollsey blocks a body shot from Herberg.
Wollsey prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wollsey.
Wollsey wants to break free but Herberg has control.
Wollsey tries to break the clinch but Herberg is controlling the position.
Herberg prevents Wollsey from breaking the clinch.
Wollsey tries to break free but Herberg pushes him back against the ropes.
Wollsey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Herberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wollsey as he avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wollsey.
Herberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wollsey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Wollsey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Herberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wollsey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wollsey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wollsey misses with a body kick.
Herberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Herberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wollsey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wollsey misses with a head kick.
Herberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Johan Herberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wollsey misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Wollsey both land. Nice combination.
Wollsey misses with a lunging right hand
and Herberg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Herberg.
Herberg looking to pass the guard.
Herberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wollsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wollsey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wollsey prevents Herberg from getting the reversal.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wollsey throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Herberg because Wollsey loaded up on that one.
Wollsey looking to control but Herberg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herberg tries to lock up and control but Wollsey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wollsey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wollsey wants to control the pace but Herberg is squirming around nicely.
Herberg regains half guard.
Herberg is pressing down on Wollsey's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Herberg controls Wollsey momentarily but Wollsey frees himself.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mordecai Wollsey wasn't active enough on the ground.
Herberg shoots in and drives through. Wollsey sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Herberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Herberg blocks the low kick.
Wollsey misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Wollsey misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wollsey.
Wollsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wollsey looks to land a combination but Herberg avoids it well.
Wollsey throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wollsey throws a sloppy head kick and Herberg moves out of range easily.
Mordecai Wollsey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Herberg slips a straight right by Wollsey.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wollsey. Herberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wollsey misses with the body kick
and Herberg counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wollsey!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wollsey is in a horrible position here. Herberg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wollsey is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herberg lands a nice shot to the head.
Wollsey working to try and regain half guard.
Herberg landing strikes from the mount and Wollsey is in trouble!
Herberg working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Herberg connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wollsey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johan Herberg will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Herberg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Herberg grinds an elbow into Wollsey's temple.
Herberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Herberg working the ground and pound.
Wollsey tries to buck Herberg off but Herberg is having none of it.
Wollsey dodges the ground and pound from Herberg.
Herberg cracks Wollsey with a big elbow.
Herberg grinds an elbow into Wollsey's temple.
Herberg landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wollsey is looking to regain half guard here but Herberg keeps moving and retains side control.
Wollsey manages to get back to half guard.
Herberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wollsey defending well though.
Wollsey tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wollsey tries to get to full guard but Herberg has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herberg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wollsey is rocked!
Herberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wollsey is still in real trouble! Can Herberg finish him?
Herberg drops an elbow to the side of Wollsey's head.
Wollsey is not content to let Herberg control the position.
Herberg lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Wollsey! More strikes land and this one is all over! Herberg jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Herberg!
Johan Herberg retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Johan Herberg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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