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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Vinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Templar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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209 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sigurd Vinci!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wesley Templar!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Templar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vinci tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Templar is in Vinci's guard.
Templar throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Templar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Templar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Templar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Templar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vinci's head.
Templar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinci keeping full guard, as Templar tries to pass.
Templar stops Vinci from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Templar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Templar lands a couple of elbows.
Templar is looking to work some ground and pound but Vinci has wrist control.
Templar throws a big elbow that misses.
Templar is looking to work some ground and pound but Vinci has wrist control.
Vinci avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Templar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vinci preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Templar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vinci preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Templar throws a hook to the side of Vinci's head but Vinci sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templar throws the left hand but Vinci avoids the punch easily.
Templar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vinci on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vinci tries to clinch there but Templar circles away.
Vinci takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Templar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vinci ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Templar misses the shot to the body.
Vinci displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Templar throws out the jab.
Vinci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinci tries to close the distance and clinch but Templar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Templar shoots in for a double leg but Vinci sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Templar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vinci on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templar throws a body punch but Vinci moves out of range.
Templar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vinci's head backwards.
Templar misses with an uppercut. Vinci saw that one coming.
Sigurd Vinci is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinci keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Templar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Templar misses with a wild body shot.
Templar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vinci sprawls well. Vinci wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Templar gets slowly back to his feet.
Vinci is looking to counter the offense by Templar and move into the clinch.
Sigurd Vinci has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Templar.
Templar pushes Vinci up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templar misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinci.
Templar blocking some punches.
Vinci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Templar decides to pull guard.
Templar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Templar trying to keep a closed guard but Vinci is proving a slippery customer.
Vinci has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Templar is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Templar is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Templar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vinci slips under a jab from Templar.
Templar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinci wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Templar.
Templar scores with a shot to the body.
Vinci wants to clinch up but Templar keeps it at a distance.
Templar scores with a jab to the body.
Templar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinci.
Templar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vinci's half guard.
Vinci is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Templar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Templar throwing shots but Vinci is blocking nicely.
Templar is trying for a kimura here. Vinci looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Templar wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wesley Templar!
Wesley Templar is the new light heavyweight champion!
Wesley Templar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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