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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Bergstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade comes to the cage accompanied by Are You Ready?. Thomas Wade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 cm
26
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
27
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Wade! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josef Bergstrom! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bergstrom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Bergstrom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bergstrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wade manages to avoid it. Wade really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Wade shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Wade throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wade cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wade trying to control but he's not successful this time. Bergstrom tries to get back to half guard but can't. The referee warns Bergstrom that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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! Wade thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wade with the ground and pound from mount. Wade lands a big shot there that rocks Bergstrom but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bergstrom is in a horrible position here. Wade smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bergstrom is rocked! Bergstrom can't escape the position.
Bergstrom is still in real trouble! Can Wade finish him? Wade landing strikes from the mount and Bergstrom is in trouble! This has been an exciting period of action! Wade tries to control but Bergstrom wriggling away. Wade landing strikes from the mount and Bergstrom is in trouble! Wade has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bergstrom's face.
Wade scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bergstrom?
Wade looking to ground and pound but Bergstrom is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bergstrom takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Wade's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Wade! Thomas Wade is the new lightweight champion! Thomas Wade very nearly forgot to thank Untouchable Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
61% |
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