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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liu Xinchang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Wagner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
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217 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liu Xinchang!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner throws a head kick that misses.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Xinchang as he jumps to the side.
Xinchang works the jab nicely.
Wagner wants to clinch.
Xinchang misses with a straight left.
Wagner moves away from the strike by Xinchang.
Liu Xinchang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xinchang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wagner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Xinchang scrambles back to his feet.
Wagner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Xinchang!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wagner tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Xinchang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner trying to control the position but Xinchang is working away.
Wagner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner in side control, throwing shots but Xinchang defends.
Xinchang is not content to let Wagner control the position.
Xinchang is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Wagner seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Xinchang regains half guard there - taking advantage of Wagner's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is trying to control the action in half guard but Xinchang is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wagner in particular looking to stall.
Ground and pound from Wagner.
Xinchang regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wagner.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Xinchang keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wagner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wagner 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.
Wagner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xinchang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wagner trying to control the position from guard on top but Xinchang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George Wagner has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wagner is defended easily by Xinchang.
Xinchang swats away the attempt to clinch by Wagner.
Liu Xinchang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wagner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wagner fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Wagner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagner avoids the body shot from Xinchang.
Xinchang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wagner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xinchang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wagner circles away quickly and effectively.
Wagner needs to keep his hands up - Xinchang had a free shot at his head there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Xinchang enables Wagner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Xinchang manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner tries to free his leg and advance position but Xinchang is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Wagner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice defenses there by Xinchang.
Wagner tries to work over Xinchang's front leg with a kick but Xinchang checks it.
Wagner throws a head kick but Xinchang moves out of range.
Wagner tries to clinch but Xinchang moves out of range.
Wagner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Xinchang has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Xinchang.
Xinchang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Wagner.
Xinchang misses with an uppercut.
Xinchang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xinchang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xinchang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wagner misses with a body punch.
Wagner throws a head punch that misses.
Wagner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wagner throws a punch but it's blocked by Xinchang.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Xinchang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinchang lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like George Wagner has been cut.
Wagner working aggressively here.
Xinchang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wagner trying to land knees to the body.
Wagner has a couple of punches blocked by Xinchang.
Xinchang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xinchang swings wildly with an uppercut but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xinchang pushes Wagner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xinchang's elbow.
Xinchang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wagner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wagner blocking some punches.
Xinchang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wagner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Xinchang's brow.
Xinchang breaks the clinch.
Xinchang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Wagner - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Xinchang circles away.
Xinchang tries a low kick but Wagner avoids it.
Xinchang jabs Wagner right on the nose. Wagner blinks but takes it well.
Xinchang lands a really nice looking cross but Wagner seems unphased.
Wagner moves out of range of the strikes.
Wagner dives in and grabs Xinchang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Xinchang pushes down on Wagner's head and hops out.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Xinchang.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wagner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Xinchang coming out on top.
Wagner throws a combination that misses
and Xinchang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xinchang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wagner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Xinchang.
Xinchang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wagner.
Wagner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Wagner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xinchang scores with a punch to the head.
George Wagner's cut is getting worse.
Xinchang has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wagner duly obliges.
Xinchang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagner misses with a low kick.
George Wagner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Xinchang - just one landing.
Wagner misses with a hook. Xinchang ducked under it nicely.
Xinchang lands a left and a right that send Wagner crashing to the mat, dazed. Xinchang thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wagner is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oh Wagner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xinchang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wagner doesn't seem bothered though.
Wagner gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Xinchang gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Wagner is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liu Xinchang!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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