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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Hooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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189 cm
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180 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
27
175 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic 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
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Wayne! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Hooper. Wayne avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Wayne swings and misses with a shot to the body and Hooper counters with a straight right hand. Hooper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Nice body punch from Hooper. Wayne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Wayne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hooper's head. Hooper shoots in for a double leg but Wayne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Hooper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Wayne misses with an uppercut. Wayne has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Hooper throws a leg kick which misses Wayne's front leg but catches the back leg as Wayne tries to avoid it. Hooper walks into a jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Hooper lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
Hooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wayne swats him away and circles back towards the center. A big right from Wayne misses. Hooper scores with a nice head shot. Hooper tries a low kick but Wayne avoids it. A big left from Hooper misses. Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hooper. Wayne checks a low kick from Hooper. Troy Hooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hooper throws a right hand that misses
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand. Wayne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Hooper looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range. Wayne misses with a body shot
and Hooper counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hooper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Wayne moves away from the strike by Hooper. Hooper blocks a jab. Hooper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Nice defenses there by Wayne. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hooper staying out of range there. Hooper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Hooper lands a nice shot to the body.
Hooper moves forwards but Wayne connects with a nice, crisp jab. A big left from Wayne misses. And Hooper tries to counter it with a takedown but Wayne pushes his down on his head and steps out. Hooper throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Wayne to counter with a crisp jab. Wayne lands with a hook. Hooper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. A punch lands to the side of Wayne 's head but he takes it in his stride. Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Hooper moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A jab from Wayne finds it's way through Hooper's defenses. Wayne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Hooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne. Wayne throws a right hand that misses
and Hooper counters with a low kick, right behind Wayne 's knee. Hooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Hooper. Wayne takes a shot right to the bread basket. Wayne on the wrong end of a nice jab. Hooper throws a sloppy body shot
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut. Wayne swings widly with a right hand
and Hooper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hooper. It looked like Wayne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Hooper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Wayne lands with a cross. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hooper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Wayne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Wayne throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hooper to counter with a crisp jab. Wayne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Hooper swings and misses with a shot to the body and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away. A big left from Wayne misses. Hooper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wayne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Hooper misses with an uppercut. A looping hook to the body misses from Hooper. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
Hooper dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Troy Hooper 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.
Wayne swings and misses with a shot to the body and Hooper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Hooper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Hooper shoots in and drives through. Wayne sprawls well. Hooper scores with a leg kick.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses and Hooper counters with a nice double leg into guard. Wayne seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Hooper scoring with some ground and pound. Wayne looking for a guillotine here but Hooper defends easily.
Wayne keeping full guard, as Hooper tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wayne looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hooper is defending well. Wayne quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hooper has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Wayne celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Wayne! Bruce Wayne gave a mention to SiTech Clothing™ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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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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