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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Are You Ready?. The key to victory for Jason Michaels has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Wade!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Michaels misses.
Wade throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Michaels tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wade is in Michaels's guard.
Wade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Michaels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wade throws a big elbow that misses.
Michaels wants to get back to his feet but Wade passes into half guard.
Michaels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wade on the ground.
Wade looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Michaels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Michaels blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wade.
Michaels taking some punishment here, with Wade in his half guard.
Wade is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wade is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade decides to stand up.
Wade shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Michaels but Michaels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Michaels swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
Michaels connects with a single shot there.
Wade closes this distance looking for a takedown but Michaels circles away.
Jason Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Wade.
Michaels scores with a hook to the body. Wade takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Michaels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michaels.
Jason Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Michaels. No joy for Wade on that attempt.
Michaels fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wade checks it well.
Wade shoots for a takedown but Michaels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wade tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wade shoots in but Michaels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheers as Michaels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wade doesn't seem phased though.
Michaels walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Michaels stuffs the takedown attempt from Wade. Wade gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade dives in and grabs Michaels's left leg, looking for a takedown. Michaels pushes down on Wade's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Wade will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wade slips a straight right by Michaels.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Wade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michaels misses with a left hand
and Wade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Michaels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Michaels swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
Michaels stuffs the takedown.
The fighters circling - Michaels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and Wade counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wade throwing strikes from guard but Michaels blocks nicely.
Michaels on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Michaels tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Michaels keeping full guard, as Wade tries to pass.
Wade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wade thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Michaels can't keep his opponent in guard - Wade advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Michaels manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Michaels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Michaels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wade in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wade throws a big right hand that misses.
Wade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wade lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade throwing strikes from guard but Michaels blocks nicely.
Wade wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Wade postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wade has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wade's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wade throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michaels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Michaels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wade.
Michaels has Wade pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wade with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas Wade has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michaels is keeping the position for now.
Wade 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.
Thomas Wade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Michaels works over Wade's head and body with a nice combination.
Jason Michaels is winning the standup battle so far.
Wade tries for a takedown but Michaels sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Michaels slaps away a takedown attempt from Wade, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michaels misses with a leg kick
and Wade counters with a nice double leg into side control. Michaels won't be happy with that.
Michaels is trying to work for a sweep but Wade has mounted him!
Wade with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michaels is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wade landing strikes from the mount and Michaels is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels can't escape the position.
Wade thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Wade.
Wade unloading with bombs!
Michaels is rocked!
Wade cracks Michaels with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Michaels is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wade lands with some strikes.
Wade punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Michaels can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wade looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Michaels covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Wade!
After the big win, Thomas Wade made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Untouchable Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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hype
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