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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chumba Wumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wumba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is La Bamba . Wietrzny is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hunter-Fallen. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 cm
27
177 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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174 cm
34
178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chumba Wumba! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice jab there from Wumba. Wumba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wietrzny at a distance.
Wumba tries to clinch but Wietrzny moves out of range. The fighters circle momentarily. Wietrzny darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Wietrzny takes one to the chin there. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wumba. Nice straight punches there by Wumba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wumba. 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! A punch combination from Wietrzny misses. Wumba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Wietrzny tries to pull guard but Wumba forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Wietrzny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wietrzny can't find room to land a body shot as Wumba controls the action.
Wietrzny keeps control of Wumba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Good body shot from Wumba.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wumba tries a body shot but Wietrzny blocks it.
Wumba breaks from the clinch.
Wietrzny swats away the attempt to clinch by Wumba. Wumba moves away from the strike by Wietrzny. A looping hook to the body misses from Wietrzny. Wumba does a little dance to reset his feet. Wumba is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Wietrzny changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wumba tries to avoid it but Wietrzny manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wumba to the ground. Wumba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Wumba wants to clinch. Wietrzny lands a leg kick that knocks Wumba off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wietrzny rushes Wumba and presses him up against the cage. Wumba struggles to land a body shot inside as Wietrzny controls his hands.
Wumba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wietrzny can't break the clinch.
Wumba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Wumba looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Wietrzny slips a jab from Wumba. Wietrzny uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Wumba throws a combination that misses and Wietrzny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Wietrzny connects with an inside leg kick. Wumba fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wietrzny throws a low kick but Wumba avoids it. Wumba misses with a right hand and Wietrzny counters with a straight right hand. A shot to the liver by Wietrzny. Beautiful body shot. Wumba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Wietrzny misses with a few strikes there.
Wietrzny keeps the fight on the outside. Wumba closes the distance looking to clinch and Wietrzny counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Wietrzny throws a right hand that Wumba ducks under and follows up with a left that Wumba also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wietrzny lands with a right hand. Wumba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Wumba doesn't manage to clinch there - Wietrzny circles away.
Wumba closes the distance but Wietrzny moves to the side and Wietrzny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Wumba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wietrzny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Wumba misses the shot to the body. 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! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wumba wants to clinch and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Wietrzny moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chumba Wumba dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wumba closes the distance and clinches. Wumba breaks from the clinch.
Wietrzny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chumba Wumba is winning the standup battle so far. Wietrzny misses with a straight left. Wietrzny takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Wietrzny misses with a hook. Wumba ducked under it nicely. Wietrzny lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Wietrzny connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wumba momentarily.
Wumba clinches up with Wietrzny and pushes him back against the cage. Wumba stops a takedown attempt from Wietrzny.
Wumba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wietrzny wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wumba gets a clinch. Wumba lands a right hand. A battle for position here, against the cage. Wietrzny is trying to pull guard but Wumba turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Wumba has Wietrzny pressed against the cage.
Wumba breaks the clinch.
Wietrzny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wumba circles away quickly and effectively. Chumba Wumba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Wietrzny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Wietrzny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Wumba tries to clinch up but Wietrzny circles away and keeps his distance. Wietrzny misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wumba lands with a good body shot. Wumba is looking to clinch but Wietrzny is avoiding it.
Wietrzny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wumba.
Wietrzny lands an overhand right. Wietrzny misses with a double jab
and Wumba counters with a right hand to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Wumba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wumba looks to clinch and Wietrzny counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wumba throws a hook but Wietrzny avoids it easily. Wumba tries to close the distance and clinch but Wietrzny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Wumba misses the shot to the body. Wumba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wumba moves to clinch but Wietrzny breaks away and Wietrzny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Wietrzny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wumba looks to clinch and Wietrzny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Wumba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wietrzny moves into range and connects with a jab. Wumba darts in and clinches Wietrzny up against the cage. Wumba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wumba wants to clinch and Wietrzny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A left lands for Wietrzny. This has been an exciting period of action! Wietrzny throws the left hand but Wumba avoids the punch easily. Wumba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wumba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Wietrzny finds it's target. 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 Chumba Wumba will probably get the nod. That's time! Wumba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wietrzny throws a combination that misses and Wumba counters with a straight right hand. Wumba misses with a body shot.
Wumba wants to clinch up but Wietrzny keeps it at a distance. Wumba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wietrzny, pushing him back against the cage. Wietrzny misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Wumba as the two fighters clinch.
Wietrzny drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wumba gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wietrzny tries for a takedown but Wumba manages to get underhooks.
Wumba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wumba's corner calls for a 1-2. Wumba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wumba moves in looking to clinch but Wietrzny pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wumba takes a swing at Wietrzny's ribcage but misses. Wietrzny avoids the body shot from Wumba.
Wumba misses with a wild body shot. A combination from Wumba does no damage. Wumba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wietrzny. Wietrzny circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Wietrzny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wumba closes the distance and clinches. Wumba lands with a light punch inside. Wietrzny is trying to drag Wumba to the mat but Wumba just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Chumba Wumba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Wietrzny. Wietrzny has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Wumba clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wietrzny is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Wumba is defending well though. Wietrzny let's go of the attempt for now. Wietrzny tries to get the hooks in deep but Wumba pushed the leg off. Wietrzny is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Wumba defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Wietrzny controls the action. Wumba tries to escape but Wietrzny has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wumba is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Wumba looking very determined here, making life difficult for Wietrzny.
Wumba trying to control the action but Wietrzny just sinks the hooks in. Igor Wietrzny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wietrzny looking to break Wumba's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Wumba remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Wietrzny will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke! Wietrzny has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Wumba has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Wumba wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wietrzny looking for the choke from the back. Wumba looking very determined here, making life difficult for Wietrzny.
Wietrzny patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here? Wumba rolls, trying to escape but Wietrzny keeps control of the position.
Wietrzny is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Wumba knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Wumba for a finish. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wietrzny has the hooks in. Wumba is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chumba Wumba. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wumba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28 Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27 Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chumba Wumba! During a confident post fight interview, Chumba Wumba thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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