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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zew Whoosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yu Wi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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172 cm
22
145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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160 cm
26
138 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zew Whoosh! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yu Wi! The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice body punch from Whoosh. Wi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whoosh as he jumps to the side. Whoosh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Whoosh is looking to chop away at Wi's legs. Whoosh closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wi did well to prevent Whoosh getting side control. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Wi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Whoosh wants to pass to mount but Wi is defending the position. Whoosh wants to stand but Wi has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Whoosh lands a nice short elbow. Whoosh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Whoosh missing with the ground and pound from half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Whoosh decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. A clash of legs there as Wi blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Whoosh slaps away a takedown attempt from Wi, before circling back to the center of the mat. Whoosh tries a low kick but Wi avoids it. Wi throws a one two combo.
Wi gets a clinch. Whoosh is working for takedown but Wi is calmly controlling the position for now. Whoosh is looking to break free of the clinch but Wi has double underhooks. Wi lands a takedown into guard.
Wi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Whoosh looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Whoosh pulls Wi in to control the position. Wi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Whoosh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Wi avoids the head kick by Whoosh.
Whoosh fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wi to the ground. Whoosh is now in Wi's guard. Whoosh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Whoosh trying to control but Wi is working from the bottom. Whoosh looking to sit in guard and control but Wi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Wi is looking to stand up but Whoosh won't let him. Wi gets to his feet - Whoosh follows without any prompting. Whoosh pushes Wi up against the cage in a clinch. Whoosh stalling against the cage.
Whoosh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Whoosh breaks the clinch.
Whoosh shoots in looking for a takedown. Wi tries to sprawl out of it but Whoosh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Whoosh throws a head kick that misses. Whoosh misses with a body kick. Wi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whoosh.
Whoosh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zew Whoosh. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wi throws a right and a left that Whoosh avoids nicely. Zew Whoosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Whoosh scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice sprawl there from Wi as Whoosh shoots in. Whoosh is breathing heavily. Wi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Whoosh sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Whoosh is trying to get back to full guard. Wi is pressing down on Whoosh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Whoosh is holding on for now. Wi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Whoosh is trying to control but can't.
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! Wi tries to pass to full mount but Whoosh defends it. Whoosh is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Whoosh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wi's back! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zew Whoosh dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Whoosh throws a low kick but Wi avoids it. Wi misses with a double jab.
Whoosh slips a jab and a cross from Wi.
Whoosh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wi sprawls well. Wi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Whoosh gets slowly back to his feet. Wi scores with a head kick.
Wi throws a head kick that Whoosh semi-blocks.
Whoosh throws a nice inside leg kick. Wi throws a combination that misses and Whoosh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Whoosh forces Wi back against the cage and clinches. Whoosh turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Whoosh manages to end up in side control. Wi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Whoosh working the body and head with strikes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wi stops Whoosh from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sloppy strikes there by Whoosh. Whoosh throws an elbow but Wi slips to the side and avoids it well. Whoosh tries to move to full mount but Wi actually manages to regain half guard. Wi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Whoosh scores with a couple of nice shots. Whoosh not landing any meaningful shots this time. Wi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whoosh is working away from the top position though. Zew Whoosh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Wi is refusing to be controlled, as Whoosh sits in half guard. Whoosh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Whoosh lands a nice short elbow. Wi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Whoosh misses with a head shot. Wi uses the momentum to regain guard. Whoosh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Wi looking to control.
Whoosh trying to control but Wi is working from the bottom. Whoosh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wi works some decent striking defense from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Whoosh throwing strikes from guard but Wi blocks nicely. Whoosh throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Whoosh connects with a couple of short punches. Wi managing to control the position. Whoosh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Whoosh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Whoosh throws a strike but Wi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Whoosh trying to control the position.
Wi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Whoosh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wi throws a big right hand that misses. Wi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Wi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Wi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Whoosh is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Whoosh has escaped and now he's on top! Wi is breathing heavily. Whoosh chips away with some ground and pound. Whoosh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Whoosh pushes down on Wi's leg and manages to get into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zew Whoosh dominated that second round. That's time! Whoosh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wi dodges the punch combination from Whoosh.
Wi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wi duly obliges. Whoosh misses with a body kick. Whoosh tries to clinch there but Wi circles away.
Whoosh shoots in but no luck this time. Wi misses with a looping right. Wi dives in and grabs Whoosh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whoosh pushes down on Wi's head and hops out. Whoosh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Whoosh fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wi to the ground. Whoosh is now in Wi's guard. Whoosh scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Wi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Whoosh! Whoosh is looking to improve his position but Wi isn't that keen on the idea. Wi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Whoosh is working hard here to advance position. Whoosh wants to hold on but Wi pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Whoosh to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Whoosh shrugs it off. Wi avoids the attempt from Whoosh to control. Wi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Whoosh is rocked! Wi prevents Whoosh from getting the reversal. Oh Whoosh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wi postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Whoosh badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Wi around the waist but Wi pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Wi is the winner by TKO! Wi jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yu Wi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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