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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Wibowo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Squire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Wibowo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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192 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Wibowo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Squire!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wibowo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Squire sprawls well initially but Wibowo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Squire tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Wibowo manages to move to mount!
Squire is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wibowo landing strikes from the mount and Squire is in trouble!
Wibowo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wibowo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wibowo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wibowo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Squire can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wibowo with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wibowo working the ground and pound effectively.
Wibowo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wibowo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wibowo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Squire's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wibowo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Squire tries to hold on but Wibowo postures up.
Squire in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wibowo with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wibowo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Squire is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo controlling from the full mount.
Wibowo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Squire's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wibowo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Squire tries to hold on but Wibowo pushes him away.
Wibowo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wibowo working Squire over with strikes here.
Wibowo is working for a guillotine from mount but Squire frees his head quite easily.
Wibowo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Squire is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wibowo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Squire?
Wibowo breaks from Squire's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wibowo lands a big shot there that rocks Squire but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wibowo with good strikes from the mount here!
Wibowo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Squire is rocked!
Wibowo 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.
Wibowo controlling his opponent.
Squire is still in real trouble! Can Wibowo finish him?
Wibowo working the ground and pound effectively.
We've been informed that Squire has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wibowo controlling his opponent.
Squire seems to have recovered his senses.
Squire tries to hold on but Wibowo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wibowo landing shots from mount.
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!
Wibowo is landing with some decent strikes but Squire is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wibowo looking to secure an arm triangle but Squire defends it well.
Wibowo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Squire turns into him and now he's in Wibowo's guard.
Squire preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Wibowo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Squire closes the distance but Wibowo moves to the side
and Wibowo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alexander Wibowo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wibowo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Squire looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wibowo is nestled in close to Squire, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wibowo wants to pass the guard but Squire is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wibowo in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wibowo lands strikes from half guard.
We've been hearing that Wibowo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wibowo is trying to work for a kimura but Squire is defending well.
Wibowo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squire on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wibowo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Squire is just riding it out for now. Wibowo eventually gives up the hold.
Wibowo is trying to work for a kimura but Squire is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Squire is trying to control but can't.
Wibowo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wibowo seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Squire has recovered full guard.
Wibowo connects with a couple of short punches.
Wibowo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Squire can do to turn this around?
Wibowo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wibowo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Squire is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wibowo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wibowo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wibowo lands a couple of digs.
Wibowo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wibowo is looking to work some ground and pound but Squire has wrist control.
Wibowo is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wibowo throwing strikes from guard but Squire blocks nicely.
Wibowo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Squire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Squire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Squire tries to clinch up
and Wibowo counters with a single leg into guard. Squire didn't expect that.
Squire pushes Wibowo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Squire wants to clinch but Wibowo slips to the side
and Wibowo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wibowo.
Wibowo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Wibowo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wibowo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Wibowo there.
Wibowo lands with a punch from half guard.
Wibowo seems to be working for a kimura but Squire defends the submission attempt.
Squire trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wibowo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wibowo seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squire wants to get back to his feet.
Wibowo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wibowo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wibowo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alexander Wibowo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wibowo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wibowo uses his free foot to push down on Squire's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Squire.
Wibowo content just to control the position here.
Squire takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wibowo content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wibowo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wibowo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Squire can't escape the position.
Squire wants to get back to his feet.
Wibowo controlling his opponent.
Wibowo landing strikes from the mount and Squire is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryan Squire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wibowo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Squire hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Wibowo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wibowo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Alexander Wibowo!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Alexander Wibowo!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Alexander Wibowo!
Alexander Wibowo wins by unanimous decision!
Alexander Wibowo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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
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