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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knock Out has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner closes the distance and clinches up with Out, looking for a takedown. Wagner pushes Out against the cage but Out circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Out displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wagner.
Out swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wagner shoots in for a double leg but Out sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Wagner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Out manages to avoid it.
Wagner slips a jab and a cross from Out.
Wagner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Out.
Out lands with a nice combination. Wagner backs away looking to recover.
Wagner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wagner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Out works over Wagner's head and body with a nice combination.
Out throws a series of punches but Wagner avoids them all with ease.
Out throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
Nice jab there from Out.
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!
Out throws a series of punches but Wagner avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Out.
Out listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knock Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out lands an overhand right.
Out lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wagner circles away quickly and effectively.
Wagner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Out throws a jab but it's blocked by Wagner.
Out stalks Wagner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wagner's face. Wagner staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner works the jab nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Out. No joy for Wagner on that attempt.
Out's coach down at The Clinic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Out's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Out looks to land a combination but Wagner avoids it well.
Out throws a body shot but no joy.
Wagner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Out has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wagner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wagner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Out walks away with a smile on his face. Wagner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Out throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Knock Out is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Out lands a jab to the nose.
Wagner misses with a series of wild punches.
Wagner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Out.
Wagner throws a right and a left that Out avoids nicely.
Wagner misses with a takedown attempt - Out sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wagner dodges the punch combination from Out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner slips a jab and a cross from Out.
Wagner just misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner throws a front kick aimed at Out's knee but Out avoids it well.
Out misses with the combination.
Wagner darts in looking for a takedown but Out gets double underhooks and turns Wagner into the cage.
Wagner stops a takedown attempt from Out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Out misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wagner.
Out manages to break the clinch.
Wagner looks for a takedown but Out sprawls well.
Out stalks Wagner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wagner's face. Wagner staggers backwards, shaken.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wagner. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Out, pushing him back against the cage.
Wagner tries to pull guard but Out holds him up against the cage and eventually Wagner drops back down to his feet.
Wagner is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Out pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Out swinging wildly here.
Out misses with a hook.
Out's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Out duly obliges.
Out throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wagner counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Out darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wagner looks to score with a jab to the body but Out is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
A swing and a miss from Out.
Out displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Out misses with a wild combination.
Wagner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Out swivels and escapes.
Out staying out of range there.
Wagner throws a hook to the side of Out's head but Out sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Out!
Out throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wagner misses with a double jab.
Wagner throws a right hand that Out ducks under and follows up with a left that Out also avoids with ease.
Wagner is breathing heavily.
Out tries to bum rush Wagner with a series of wild strikes but Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Out looks to land a combination but Wagner avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Out, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Out connects with a single shot there.
Wagner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wagner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wagner throws a right and a left that Out avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knock Out dominated that round.
That's time! Wagner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Out looks to land a combination but Wagner avoids it well.
Out might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Out takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Out checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wagner. Out does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Wagner.
Out throws out a powerful jab.
Out is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wagner drops his hands momentarily and Out takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wagner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Out tries to avoid it but Wagner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Out to the ground. Out escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Out shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wagner eats them both and turns towards Out to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from Out misses.
Out rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wagner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Out fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wagner on the side of the head.
Out scores with a nice head shot.
Wagner misses with a straight left.
Wagner shoots for a double leg takedown but Out sprawls well. He's pushed Wagner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Out will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Out scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Out misses.
Kurt Wagner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wagner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Out swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wagner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Wagner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wagner shoots for a takedown but Out saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Out stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Out wants it to stay on the feet.
Wagner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wagner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Out misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Out scores with a hook to the body. Wagner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Out keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Out throws a series of punches but Wagner moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Out.
Wagner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Out lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wagner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Out tries to bum rush Wagner with a series of wild strikes but Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Out stalks Wagner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wagner's face. Wagner staggers backwards, shaken.
Out cracks Wagner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Out is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wagner lands a two punch combo.
Jab from Out.
Out throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wagner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Out.
Nice uppercut lands for Out. That snapped Wagner's head back.
Out checks a leg kick nicely.
Out throws a right and a left that Wagner avoids nicely.
Out misses with the combination.
Wagner dodges the punch combination from Out.
Out lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wagner circles away quickly and effectively.
Out lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wagner circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner fails to land the takedown.
Wagner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knock Out seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Out lands a two punch combo.
Out lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wagner at a distance.
Out lands a jab-cross combination.
Out throws a series of punches but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner has a takedown stuffed.
Out lands a really nice looking cross but Wagner seems unphased.
Out slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Out moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Out moves out of range of the strikes.
Wagner shoots in but no luck this time.
Out scores with a hook to the body. Wagner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Out works over Wagner's head and body with a nice combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wagner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Out tries to avoid it but Wagner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Out to the ground. Out escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Out fails to land with a series of punches.
Out jabs Wagner right on the nose. Wagner blinks but takes it well.
No joy there for Out, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Out displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wagner.
Out scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice cross by Out.
Wagner lands with a good body shot.
Out misses with a few strikes there.
Out scores with a jab. Wagner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Out with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Out fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wagner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Out works over Wagner's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knock Out showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Out lands a right hook to the body.
Out loads up on a big right hand but Wagner slips the punch.
Out throws a nice looking combination but Wagner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Out throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wagner misses with a hook.
Out swinging wildly here.
Out tries to bum rush Wagner with a series of wild strikes but Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wagner throws a right hand that Out ducks under and follows up with a left that Out also avoids with ease.
Out lands a right hook to the body.
Out misses with a two punch combination.
Good exchange - Out coming out on top.
Out misses with a two punch combination.
Out takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice defenses there by Wagner.
Wagner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Out is able to avoid easily.
Out connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wagner's hands.
Out misses with a straight left.
Wagner throws a right and a left that Out avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wagner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wagner shoots in but no luck this time.
Out misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Out. No joy for Wagner on that attempt.
Out throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
Out throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Out misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Out, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Out paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Out lands with a nice body punch.
Out is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wagner.
Out misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wagner fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Wagner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Out to score with a decent uppercut.
Wagner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Out scores with a jab to the jaw.
Out throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Out. Those never looked like landing.
Wagner slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wagner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Out. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Out.
Out lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Out throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Out looks to land a combination. Wagner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice uppercut lands for Out. That snapped Wagner's head back.
Wagner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Out misses with a two punch combination.
Out misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wagner swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a combination. Wagner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Out falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wagner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Out rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wagner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wagner needs to keep his hands up - Out had a free shot at his head there.
Out scores with a nice right hand.
Out has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Out!
Wagner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Out.
Out checks the leg kick nicely there.
Out cracks Wagner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Out scores with a four punch combination!
Out bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wagner's head backwards.
Jab by Out.
Sloppy strikes from Out. Those never looked like landing.
Out throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wagner counters with a left to the body.
Out fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Out.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Out as he avoids it easily.
Out scores with a three punch combo!
Out tests Wagner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Wagner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Out swivels and escapes.
Out keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab from Out.
Out lands with a shot to the body.
Out throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out lands with an uppercut that bounces Wagner off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheers as Out lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wagner doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Out darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kurt Wagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knock Out is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Out lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Knock Out comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Out winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knock Out!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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