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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kwiwan Fogomayu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayde West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fogomayu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kyamadu. West comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sober kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 cm
29
185 lbs
14 - 10 - 2 |
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187 cm
33
168 lbs
24 - 16 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Kwiwan Fogomayu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde West! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! West forces Fogomayu back against the cage and clinches. West is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Fogomayu lands on the inside with an uppercut. Fogomayu 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. Fogomayu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Fogomayu misses with the head strike.
Fogomayu lands a left hand that snaps the head of West backwards. West breaks the clinch.
West throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. West tries to clinch but fails miserably and Fogomayu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. West slips a straight right by Fogomayu. Despite the aggression on West's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Fogomayu misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely. West has taken the fight to the clinch.
West is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West being controlled against the cage. West blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by West. West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fogomayu misses with a punch on the inside.
Fogomayu tries to land knees in the clinch but West avoids the damage to the body. West wants to stall.
Fogomayu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Fogomayu misses with some punches.
Fogomayu lands a nice uppercut. Fogomayu takes a shot to the head. Fogomayu'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. West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fogomayu connects with a nice looking jab.
Fogomayu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. West looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. West fails with an attempt to clinch.
West gets in close and instigates a clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West moves out of range as Fogomayu strikes. Fogomayu throws a lazy uppercut
and West counters with a big head kick but Fogomayu shrugs it off. Fogomayu avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. West fails to land the takedown. Fogomayu tried to counter with a leg kick but West avoided it. Kwiwan Fogomayu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayde West. Fogomayu misses with a body kick. Both fighters circling a little - Fogomayu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. West shoots in for a takedown but Fogomayu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Fogomayu misses with a looping right. West fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fogomayu. Fogomayu thows a left - swing and a miss! West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West fails with an attempt to clinch.
West tries to clinch there but Fogomayu circles away.
Fogomayu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A decent looking cross lands there for Fogomayu. Fogomayu lands a slapping body shot.
West shoots in and drives through. Fogomayu sprawls well. Fogomayu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Wayde West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fogomayu, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! West shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fogomayu but Fogomayu pushes him off and we're back to square one. Fogomayu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from West. West pushes Fogomayu up against the cage in a clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwiwan Fogomayu dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
West looking to land some kicks to the body here.
West tries for a takedown but Fogomayu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Fogomayu attempts a counter takedown but West avoids it well and moves away. West tries to close the distance and clinch but Fogomayu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. West throws a combination that misses and West takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Fogomayu drives through and clinches with West against the cage.
Fogomayu slows down the pace here.
Fogomayu misses with a hook from the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Fogomayu. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. West breaks the clinch.
Fogomayu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it. West throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fogomayu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. West is in Fogomayu's guard. Fogomayu seems keen to control West's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fogomayu continues to stall. More hug and hope from Fogomayu.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Fogomayu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Fogomayu seems keen to control West's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. West closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Fogomayu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fogomayu pushes West back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Fogomayu working aggressively here.
Fogomayu misses with the head strike.
West avoids a wild elbow strike from Fogomayu.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fogomayu working aggressively here.
West tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
West has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fogomayu uses from the top position. Fogomayu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. West is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fogomayu scores with a decent looking elbow strike. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. West looking for a guillotine here but Fogomayu defends easily.
Fogomayu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West can do to turn this around? Fogomayu wants to pass the guard but West is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fogomayu distracts West with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Fogomayu works over West with some ground and pound from guard. Fogomayu with a nice head shot there. West throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fogomayu works over West with some ground and pound from guard. West avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Fogomayu throwing strikes from guard but West blocks nicely. West can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fogomayu controls the pace. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwiwan Fogomayu dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fogomayu misses with a body shot.
West closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Fogomayu is looking to get back to is feet but West passes into side control.
West sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fogomayu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
I wouldn't like to be where Fogomayu is right now. West looks up at the clock and then as Fogomayu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, West smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fogomayu is trying to control West's posture but West avoids it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. West wants to stand but Fogomayu has his arm trapped. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fogomayu manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fogomayu controlling the position well. West throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Fogomayu keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. West content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Fogomayu wants to improve his position but West is controlling well.
West passes into side control, despite Fogomayu's attempt to control the position.
West working away. Fogomayu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but West wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Fogomayu trying to control but West flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round. West controlling well, preventing Fogomayu from escaping the position.
Fogomayu wants to control his opponent's hands but West gets his hands free. Fogomayu wants to escape the position.
Wayde West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wayde West has got the better of the ground game so far. Fogomayu is working hard here to advance position. West missing with punches from the back. West keeps control of the position as Fogomayu tries to break free.
West is controlling the position but Fogomayu somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fogomayu trying to control but West postures up.
West looks to land a strike but Fogomayu avoids it nicely and regains full guard. West trying to move into half guard but instead Fogomayu has managed to sweep!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! West wants to sweep but no luck. Fogomayu advances to half guard. West flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Wayde West. I think Fogomayu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwiwan Fogomayu! A very excited looking Kwiwan Fogomayu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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