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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse McGulloch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wango Tango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tango is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. Wango Tango acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
30 - 22 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse McGulloch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wango Tango!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tango takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGulloch tries to keep at a distance but Tango has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tango keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGulloch's efforts to push away.
McGulloch controlling the action here for a moment.
Tango with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jesse McGulloch has been cut.
Tango lands a damaging elbow.
Tango connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGulloch tries to break free but Tango pushes him back against the cage.
Tango has McGulloch pressed against the cage.
Tango has McGulloch pressed against the cage, preventing McGulloch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGulloch throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGulloch is trying to break free.
McGulloch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tango's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tango leaning against his opponent.
Tango lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGulloch backwards.
Tango leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tango pressing his opponent against the cage.
McGulloch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tango has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wango Tango.
Tango rushes McGulloch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tango landing knees to the body.
Tango has McGulloch pressed against the cage, preventing McGulloch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Tango.
Tango told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A short uppercut from McGulloch.
Tango landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tango leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tango landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGulloch is breathing heavily.
Tango lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Tango.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tango leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tango leaning against his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tango lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tango landing knees to the head.
Tango lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McGulloch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGulloch wants to break free but Tango has control.
Tango effectively controlling the action here.
McGulloch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
I was talking to McGulloch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tango holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tango lands a damaging elbow.
McGulloch avoiding damage as Tango throws knees to the body.
Tango slows down the pace here.
Tango jerks McGulloch's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! McGulloch drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Tango goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Tango because McGulloch was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Wango Tango!
Wango Tango made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Jesse McGulloch stepped up to the mic, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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