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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Fantastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantastic's entrance music is System Of A Down-Cigaro. A fine choice. Ryan Wagner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 cm
32
172 lbs
26 - 10 - 0 |
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181 cm
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174 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Fantastic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Wagner! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fantastic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Wagner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Wagner scores with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wagner. Wagner missing with a left hand there. Fantastic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Wagner walks into a stiff left hand from Fantastic. Fantastic slips a straight right by Wagner. Fantastic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wagner. Fantastic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wagner moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Wagner darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Fantastic throws a quick inside leg kick. Fantastic misses with a left hand and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wagner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Fantastic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Wagner throws a lazy right hand but Fantastic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Fantastic avoids a kick to the body.
Wagner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Fantastic misses with a left hand and Wagner counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wagner throws a front kick aimed at Fantastic's knee but Fantastic avoids it well. Fantastic is looking for a counter combo. Wagner 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.
Fantastic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wagner! But no joy. Fantastic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnny Fantastic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fantastic catches Wagner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fantastic. Wagner appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Fantastic shoots in looking for a takedown. Wagner tries to sprawl out of it but Fantastic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wagner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Fantastic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wagner throws out the jab. Fantastic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic scores with a one two! Wagner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. A big right from Wagner misses. 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 with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've been hearing reports that Fantastic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Fantastic throws an overhand right that lands on Wagner's shoulder, as Wagner tries to avoid the shot. Nice shot by Fantastic. Wagner misses with a body shot.
Fantastic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wagner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Wagner throws a push kick but Fantastic slaps the foot to one side. Fantastic throws a head kick but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner throws a hook but Fantastic avoids it easily. Fantastic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wagner on the side of the head. Fantastic jabbing away but nothing is landing. Fantastic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Wagner throws a hook to the side of Fantastic's head but Fantastic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Fantastic slips a jab from Wagner. Fantastic is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Fantastic scores with a sloppy right hand. Wagner should have avoided that one. Fantastic jabs Wagner right on the nose. Wagner blinks but takes it well.
Wagner is rocked! Fantastic swings widly with a right hand
and Wagner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Fantastic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wagner is able to avoid easily. Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Fantastic. Fantastic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it. Wagner throws a leg kick and Fantastic counters with a nice uppercut. Fantastic misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fantastic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wagner throws out the jab. Wagner is looking to land body kicks. Fantastic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wagner. A left lands for Wagner. Wagner moves out of range of the body kick from Fantastic.
Wagner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wagner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wagner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fantastic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Fantastic lands the left hand. Good exchange - Wagner coming out on top. Wagner looks to land a left hand but Fantastic moved out of range nicely. Fantastic moves forwards but Wagner connects with a nice, crisp jab. Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Fantastic. Wagner jabbing away but nothing is landing. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Decent striking displayed by Wagner there. Wagner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic thuds his shin into the meat of Wagner's side. Fantastic looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range. Fantastic misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wagner. Fantastic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Fantastic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Fantastic throws a leg kick that misses. Fantastic throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Fantastic scores with a jab to the jaw. Fantastic blocks a jab. Wagner is looking to score with low kicks. Fantastic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wagner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Fantastic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wagner defends it nicely. Wagner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Wagner will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fantastic throws a wild body kick that Wagner sees coming a mile off. Fantastic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Wagner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Fantastic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wagner is able to avoid easily. Fantastic throws a leg kick enabling Wagner to counter with a crisp jab. Fantastic throws a low kick but Wagner avoids it. Wagner with a nice cross. Fantastic misses with a straight right. Wagner catches Fantastic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Wagner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Fantastic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Wagner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fantastic. That did some damage! Fantastic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wagner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Fantastic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Fantastic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Wagner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Wagner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Wagner throws the left hand but Fantastic avoids the punch easily. Wagner throws a shot from downtown. Fantastic moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Wagner finds it's way through Fantastic's defenses. Wagner misses with an uppercut. Fantastic throws a push kick but Wagner slaps the foot to one side. Fantastic looks to land a body kick but Wagner moved away. Wagner flicks out a counter leg kick but Fantastic steps away. Wagner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fantastic. That one must have hurt. Wagner misses with an uppercut. Fantastic throws a body shot but no joy. The crowd cheers as Wagner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fantastic doesn't seem phased though. Fantastic takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses. Wagner takes a swing at Fantastic's ribcage but misses. Fantastic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wagner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Ryan Wagner seems to be getting the better of the standup. Fantastic wants to land a leg kick but Wagner is out of range. Fantastic lands with a straight right. Wagner didn't see that one coming. Fantastic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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 ducks under a wild hook from Fantastic. Fantastic throws a lazy uppercut
and Wagner counters with a straight right hand. Fantastic misses with a jab to the body
and Wagner counters with a nice body kick.
Wagner checks a leg kick. A shot to the liver by Fantastic. Beautiful body shot. Wagner connects with a right hand. Fantastic shakes it off. A looping hook to the body misses from Fantastic. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet. Wagner's corner calls for a 1-2. Wagner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Fantastic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Nice shot lands for Fantastic. Wagner throws a front kick aimed at Fantastic's knee but Fantastic avoids it well. Wagner lands a nice shot that snaps Fantastic's head back.
Fantastic throws a sloppy head kick and Wagner moves out of range easily. Wagner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wagner counters with a nice leg kick. Fantastic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Fantastic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wagner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Fantastic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wagner scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic scores with a jab to the jaw. Fantastic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Fantastic misses with a right hand and Wagner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic is rocked! Fantastic throws a body shot but no joy. Oh Fantastic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Fantastic throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Fantastic seems to have got his legs back now. A shot to the body from Fantastic misses and Wagner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Fantastic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wagner. Jab from Fantastic. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wagner misses the jab. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fantastic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wagner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wagner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Wagner swats away the attempt to clinch by Fantastic.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic moves out of range as Wagner throws a body kick.
Fantastic looks to land a body kick but Wagner moved away. Fantastic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Wagner misses with a hook. Fantastic feinted there with a counter leg kick. Fantastic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wagner sprawls well initially but Fantastic persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Wagner has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Fantastic is on him like a limpet, forcing Wagner back against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Fantastic. Wagner lands a hook that snaps the head of Fantastic backwards. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wagner. Fantastic throws a punch but it's blocked by Wagner. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wagner stalling against the cage.
Fantastic pushes Wagner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Fantastic struggles to land a body shot inside as Wagner controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Wagner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fantastic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wagner. Fantastic misses with a wild body shot. Wagner misses with a straight left. A punch lands to the side of Wagner 's head but he takes it in his stride. Fantastic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Fantastic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Fantastic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Fantastic swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Fantastic cracks a nice hook into Wagner's ribs. Wagner tests Fantastic's chin there with a solid looking shot. Fantastic throws a poor cross that misses
and Wagner counters with a body kick that stops Fantastic in his tracks momentarily. Wagner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fantastic sees it coming and avoids it easily. Wagner throws a leg kick which misses Fantastic's front leg but catches the back leg as Fantastic tries to avoid it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Fantastic swings away with a leg kick that misses. A nice inside leg kick there by Fantastic. That's going to slow Wagner down. Fantastic misses with a body kick. Fantastic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wagner fakes the leg kick and cracks Fantastic in the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Fantastic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wagner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fantastic scrambles back to his feet. Fantastic misses with an uppercut
and Wagner counters with a low kick, right behind Fantastic 's knee. Fantastic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Fantastic throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Wagner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Nice shot by Wagner. Fantastic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wagner. Wagner cracks Fantastic with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Fantastic falls to his knees and Wagner doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Wagner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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