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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ellenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wall has chosen We Ready- Archie Eversole as his entrance music. Tobias Wall struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Tobias Wall will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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173 cm
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169 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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179 cm
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171 lbs
4 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Ellenberger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tobias Wall! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wall takes a swing at Ellenberger's ribcage but misses. Wall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ellenberger. Ellenberger closes the distance and clinches up with Wall, looking for a takedown. Ellenberger pushes Wall against the cage but Wall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. We've been hearing reports that Ellenberger has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. The fighters circling - Wall throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ellenberger changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Good shot there by Wall. Wall cracks Ellenberger with a good jab.
It looks like Joe Ellenberger has been cut. Wall throws a good cross that connects.
Ellenberger slips under a jab from Wall. Wall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wall scores with a jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ellenberger ducks under a wild hook from Wall. Ellenberger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wall as he jumps to the side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Ellenberger. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ellenberger shoots in but no luck this time. Wall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ellenberger moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Wall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ellenberger feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ellenberger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Wall getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Wall scores with a jab. Wall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ellenberger is rocked! Wall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ellenberger. Oh Ellenberger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Wall dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Ellenberger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ellenberger tries to counter with a takedown but Wall is quick to defend against it. You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Ellenberger got wobbled bad by a big combination! Wall presses forward with punches and knees until Ellenberger stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Ellenberger closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Wall! Post fight, Tobias Wall took to the microphone: 'Biggest win of my career so far. Joe is an excellent grappler, and I'm satisfied with how I matched up with him on the ground tonight. I knew I had a little edge standing up as well. Props to the guys who helped me train for this fight!. Thanks Royal for the opportunity'.
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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
70% |
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