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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Baumgartner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roger Baumgartner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grey Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baumgartner scores with a nice right hand.
Baumgartner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Baumgartner. Beautiful body shot.
Wolf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Roger Baumgartner has been cut.
Baumgartner thuds his shin into the meat of Wolf's side.
Baumgartner throws a jab when Wolf was well out of range.
Baumgartner thows a body kick. Wolf tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Baumgartner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wolf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baumgartner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baumgartner.
We've been informed that Wolf has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baumgartner just misses with a punch to the body.
Baumgartner lands a nice shot that snaps Wolf's head back.
Baumgartner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wolf momentarily.
Baumgartner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baumgartner misses with a kick to the body.
Wolf takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baumgartner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee asks Baumgartner politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Baumgartner prefers to stall for the moment though.
Baumgartner seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wolf for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf can't do much from the bottom here.
Wolf is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Baumgartner working the ground and pound.
Wolf parries the strikes from Baumgartner easily there. Baumgartner is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wolf to escape.
Baumgartner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wolf tries to bench press Baumgartner off him but Baumgartner keeps the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Baumgartner's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf manages to work his way to half guard, despite Baumgartner's best efforts.
Wolf trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Baumgartner seems content to control.
Baumgartner is working for a kimura but Wolf is defending it quite comfortably.
Baumgartner 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.
Wolf is in trouble now - Baumgartner has advanced to mount!
Baumgartner controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Baumgartner tries to control but Wolf wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is trying to reverse the position but instead Baumgartner has taken his back - oops!
Wolf trying to get back to his feet but Baumgartner is in full control for now.
Can Wolf hold on?! Baumgartner is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Wolf rolls, trying to escape but Baumgartner keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Baumgartner lands a shot to the head.
Wolf can't escape the position.
Baumgartner looking to break Wolf's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Wolf remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Baumgartner will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Baumgartner trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Wolf doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Wolf showing good submission defense here.
Wolf wants to escape the position.
Baumgartner patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Wolf is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Wolf tries to escape but Baumgartner has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Baumgartner lands strikes to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baumgartner biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Baumgartner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Baumgartner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wolf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wolf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baumgartner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baumgartner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wolf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baumgartner.
Baumgartner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baumgartner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice combination there by Baumgartner.
Baumgartner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wolf misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Wolf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baumgartner tests Wolf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baumgartner misses the shot to the body.
Baumgartner connects with a body shot that sends Wolf's belly button to the back.
Wolf walks into a jab.
Wolf is rocked!
Wolf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wolf is still on wobbly legs! Can Baumgartner finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgartner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolf seems to have recovered his senses.
Baumgartner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baumgartner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baumgartner slips a jab from Wolf.
Wolf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wolf throws a shot from downtown. Baumgartner moves away and avoids it.
Baumgartner moves away from the strike by Wolf.
Nice shot lands for Baumgartner.
Wolf connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Baumgartner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wolf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baumgartner misses with a body shot.
Wolf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolf keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Wolf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baumgartner lands a jab to the head.
Baumgartner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baumgartner staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Wolf. Those never looked like landing.
Baumgartner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
Baumgartner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wolf's hands.
Baumgartner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wolf looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Baumgartner is looking to take a break and control but Wolf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roger Baumgartner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wolf is trying to work for a sweep but Baumgartner has mounted him!
Wolf can't escape the position.
Baumgartner controlling his opponent.
Wolf has given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartner scores with punches and elbows.
Baumgartner is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Wolf defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Wolf is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Baumgartner off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Baumgartner is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
You can see the frustration on Wolf's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Baumgartner looking for the choke but no joy.
Baumgartner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolf can do to turn this around?
Wolf tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf avoids the strikes from Baumgartner.
A lull in the action here.
Wolf is trying to break free.
Wolf staying busy and making it hard for Baumgartner to control.
Baumgartner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wolf is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Baumgartner is looking for the choke from the back position but Wolf is controlling his hands well.
Baumgartner is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Wolf taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Baumgartner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Baumgartner!
A victorious Roger Baumgartner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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