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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fast Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Wapner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prodigy - Hot Ride . 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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180 lbs
14 - 12 - 1 |
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182 lbs
10 - 6 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fast Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Wapner!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wapner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Punch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wapner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Punch tries to keep at a distance but Wapner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Punch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wapner tries a knee to the head but Punch blocks it.
Punch blocks the elbow strike.
Wapner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Punch or not.
Wapner missing with knees to the body.
Wapner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Punch avoids it.
Punch avoids the elbow strike from Wapner, against the cage.
Wapner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wapner landing knees to the head.
Wapner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Punch's defenses.
Nice elbow from Wapner.
Wapner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Punch managing to block the knees to the body from Wapner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wapner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Punch backwards.
Wapner misses with a knee to the head.
Punch breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wapner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wapner tries to clinch
and Punch counters with a left to the body.
Wapner defending well as Punch loads up on a big left hand.
Wapner closes the distance but Punch moves to the side
and Punch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wapner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Punch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wapner looks gassed!
A jab from Wapner misses.
Wapner moves to clinch but Punch breaks away
and Punch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wapner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wapner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wapner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice uppercut there from Wapner.
Wapner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Punch gets tackled into the cage by Wapner. Wapner maintains the clinch.
Punch avoiding damage as Wapner throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wapner as Punch tries to tie him up.
Wapner throws an elbow but it misses.
Punch avoids the elbow strike from Wapner, against the cage.
Punch breaks from the clinch.
Wapner wants to clinch
and Punch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Punch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Punch throws out a loose jab but Wapner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wapner moves to clinch but Punch breaks away
and Punch counters with a straight right hand.
Wapner is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wapner defending well as Punch loads up on a big left hand.
Wapner lands with a slapping head kick.
Wapner misses with a head kick.
Wapner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wapner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wapner is still on wobbly legs! Can Punch finish him?
Punch keeps the fight on the outside.
Wapner seems to have recovered his senses.
Punch misses with a two punch combination.
Punch throws a hook but Wapner blocks it.
Wapner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Punch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wapner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Punch misses with the combination.
Punch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wapner fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Punch.
Punch misses with a hook. Wapner ducked under it nicely.
Wapner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Punch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punch stops Wapner from standing up.
Wapner is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Punch wants to control from the top but Wapner keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Fast Punch wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wapner clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fast Punch will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wapner throws a right hand that misses
and Punch counters with a nice uppercut.
Wapner wants to clinch
and Punch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Punch misses the jab.
Wapner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Punch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Punch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joseph Wapner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wapner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wapner is looking to clinch.
Wapner looks to clinch
and Punch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wapner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Punch controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Fast Punch wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Punch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Punch counters with a straight right hand.
Wapner lands a lovely overhand right.
Wapner pushes Punch up against the cage in a clinch.
Punch managing to block the knees to the body from Wapner.
Wapner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wapner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Punch's brow.
Wapner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wapner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wapner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Punch is trying to drag Wapner to the mat but Wapner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Punch leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch is looking to control Wapner's arms but Wapner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Punch has his back to the cage.
Punch avoids the elbow strike from Wapner, against the cage.
Wapner swings wildly with an uppercut but Punch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wapner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Punch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wapner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Punch's elbow.
Punch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wapner tries to clinch
and Wapner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wapner misses with a head kick.
Wapner tries to clinch but Punch is having none of it.
Wapner moves into the clinch successfully.
Wapner throws a head punch that misses.
Wapner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch dodges an elbow strike from Wapner.
Wapner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wapner throws an elbow that misses.
Wapner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Wapner.
Wapner throws a punch but it's blocked by Punch.
Wapner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wapner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Punch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Punch is trying to force a seperation but Wapner has the dominant position.
Punch avoids the elbow strike from Wapner, against the cage.
Wapner misses with an elbow over the top.
Punch has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wapner regains guard immediately.
Wapner is looking to stand up but Punch isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Fast Punch just wasn't active enough.
Punch works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wapner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wapner loads up on a big right hand but Punch slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wapner moves into the clinch.
Punch blocks an elbow strike from Wapner.
Wapner lands with a short shot to the head.
Wapner swings wildly with an uppercut but Punch uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Fast Punch will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Punch catches Wapner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wapner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Punch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Punch avoids the head kick by Wapner.
No joy there for Punch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Punch throws a jab but it's blocked by Wapner.
Wapner tries to clinch but Punch moves away
and Punch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wapner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wapner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Punch.
Wapner darts in trying to clinch
and Punch counters with a stiff right hand.
Wapner moves in looking to clinch but Punch pushes him off.
Punch throws a jab when Wapner was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Punch misses its intended target.
Wapner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wapner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Joseph Wapner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wapner moves in looking to clinch but Punch pushes him off.
Fast Punch is winning the standup battle so far.
Punch misses with a looping left.
Wapner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Punch.
Punch swats away the attempt to clinch by Wapner.
Punch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wapner was well out of range. Poor timing from Punch.
Wapner is looking to clinch but Punch is avoiding it.
Wapner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wapner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Punch counters with a right hand to the body.
Wapner tries to clinch but Punch moves out of range.
Punch lands a left and a right that send Wapner crashing to the mat, dazed. Punch thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Joseph Wapner has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wapner throws a head kick that misses.
Wapner glances at the clock... BAM! Punch nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Wapner crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Wapner is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fast Punch!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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