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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Owens (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. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sammy Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tobias Wall!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Wall.
Wall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Owens.
It looked like Owens was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wall.
Wall throws a body shot but no joy.
Wall lands a nice shot that snaps Owens's head back.
We've been hearing reports that Owens has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Owens lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wall takes a step back to recover.
Wall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wall connects with the punch.
Owens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wall shoots in but Owens avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wall tries to clinch there but Owens circles away.
Owens thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab from Wall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wall throws a body shot but no joy.
Wall avoids the body shot from Owens.
Wall tries to clinch but Owens is having none of it.
Wall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Wall.
Owens has one of Wall's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Wall lands a decent elbow from side control.
An elbow from Wall crashes against the mat.
Wall landing a few strikes.
Owens manages to get back to half guard.
Owens trying to control but Wall postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Owens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wall wants to control from the top but Owens keeps moving.
Wall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wall trying to control but Owens is working from the bottom.
Owens is looking for a triangle but Wall pushes his legs off easily.
Owens is trying to control the position but Wall postures up.
Wall trying to control but Owens is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wall swinging wildly here.
Owens is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall with a nice cross.
Wall looks to land a left hand but Owens moved out of range nicely.
Wall tries to clinch there but Owens circles away.
Wall tries to clinch there but Owens circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Owens, right into the meat.
Wall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Owens.
Owens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tobias Wall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wall just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromOwens.
Wall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wall lands a jab to the head.
Owens lands a nice hook to Wall's body. Wall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens swings for the body but Wall moves out of range.
Owens thuds his shin into the meat of Wall's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Owens misses
and Wall counters with a single leg into guard. Owens didn't expect that.
Wall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Owens is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wall wants to pass the guard but Owens is keeping the position.
Owens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Owens is on top in guard.
Owens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Owens slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Wall dominated that round.
That's time! Owens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Owens blocks a jab.
Owens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wall throws out the jab.
Owens throws a big shot that misses.
Owens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wall.
Owens feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wall closes the distance and clinches.
Wall gets through Owens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Owens backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Owens or not.
Wall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Owens up against the cage.
Wall misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall working aggressively here.
Owens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Owens.
Wall throws a punch but it's blocked by Owens.
Owens gets underhooks to prevent Wall's takedown attempt.
Owens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wall backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Owens.
Wall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wall misses with the head strike.
Wall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wall misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall misses with a punch to the body.
Owens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A bit of stalling here from Owens.
Owens is pushing Wall up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Owens.
Nice body punch from Wall - that landed with a thud.
Wall blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Owens.
Owens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wall taking a breather.
Tobias Wall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wall trying to control the position but instead, Owens has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wall into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall can't find room to land a body shot as Owens controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Owens.
Owens missing with knees to the body.
Wall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Owens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wall lands a right hand.
Wall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Owens lands a hook that snaps the head of Wall backwards.
Wall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wall throws a punch but it's blocked by Owens.
Owens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens struggles to land a body shot inside as Wall controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Owens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wall is keeping busy.
Wall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wall wants to take the fight to the mat but Owens manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sammy Owens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Wall.
Wall can't find room to land a body shot as Owens controls the action.
Wall goes for a takedown in the clinch but Owens prevents it.
Wall misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wall pushes Owens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wall has Owens pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Wall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wall misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Owens misses the target.
Tobias Wall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wall has his takedown stuffed
and Owens counters with a left to the body.
Owens scores with a jab to the body.
Owens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Owens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tobias Wall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Owens.
Wall takes a swing at Owens's ribcage but misses.
Owens is looking to wear down Wall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wall shoots in looking for a takedown. Owens tries to sprawl out of it but Wall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Owens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sammy Owens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Wall.
Wall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Owens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wall loads up on a big right hand but Owens slips the punch.
Wall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Owens.
Owens cracks Wall with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wall lands a glancing blow to the side of Owens's head.
Wall tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Owens defends well and Wall ends up having to push Owens into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Owens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wall moves out of range as Owens strikes.
Owens dives in and scores a takedown into Wall's guard.
Wall looking to control.
Owens looking to pass the guard.
Wall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Owens wants to control from the top but Wall keeps moving.
Wall trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wall keeping full guard, as Owens tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wall is trying to control the position but Owens postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wall tries to clinch up but Owens circles away and keeps his distance.
Owens is looking to counter with head kicks.
Wall closes the distance and clinches.
Owens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wall backwards.
Owens struggles to land a body shot inside as Wall controls his hands.
Owens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wall misses with a body punch.
Wall throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens blocking some punches.
Wall misses with the head strike.
Owens has a couple of punches blocked by Wall.
Wall tries to work over Owens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wall working aggressively here.
Wall drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wall struggles to land a body shot inside as Owens controls his hands.
Wall misses with some punches.
Owens blocks a body shot from Wall.
Wall tries to work over Owens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wall is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall misses with some punches.
Wall is looking for a takedown.
Wall swings wildly with an uppercut but Owens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wall has Owens pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Owens manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wall blocking some punches.
Wall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wall has Owens pressed against the cage.
Owens is struggling to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Owens as Wall tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Owens clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Owens.
Wall throws a right hand that Owens ducks under and follows up with a left that Owens also avoids with ease.
Owens misses with a looping right.
Wall scores with a jab. Owens acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Owens stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wall takes one on the button.
Owens takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Owens is rocked!
Owens throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wall counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tobias Wall!
Tobias Wall made sure to mention his sponsor, Kemists ↑ 5x160Q - $149-199 in his post fight interview.
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