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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wolfram Stelzer (ranked 773 p4p, 133 weight class) and Robin Yount (ranked 718 p4p, 125 weight class). Stelzer comes to the cage accompanied by Business Time. 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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183 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
32 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfram Stelzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Robin Yount!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Yount - just one landing.
Stelzer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Urban Achievers in the buildup to the fight.
Yount throws a jab when Stelzer was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yount, right into the meat.
Crunch! Yount slams his shin into Stelzer's torso.
Yount throws a sloppy head kick and Stelzer moves out of range easily.
Yount throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yount tries to score with a low kick but Stelzer moves his leg out of the way.
Yount throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Wolfram Stelzer has been cut.
Stelzer works the jab nicely.
Stelzer misses with an uppercut. Yount saw that one coming.
We've been informed that Yount has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stelzer connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Yount misses.
Yount fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yount lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stelzer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stelzer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yount tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stelzer was well out of range. Poor timing from Yount.
Yount scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yount tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stelzer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yount stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yount wants it to stay on the feet.
Stelzer lands a really nice looking cross but Yount seems unphased.
Stelzer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yount under the eye.
Yount throws a lazy body kick
and Stelzer counters with a straight right hand.
Yount moves away from the strike by Stelzer.
Stelzer fails with a takedown attempt.
Stelzer moves away from the strike by Yount.
Yount throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yount takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yount avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Yount misses.
Yount scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yount lands with a nice body punch.
Stelzer with a hook.
Stelzer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yount tries a head kick but it misses.
Yount scores with a nice body kick.
Yount bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stelzer's head.
Stelzer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yount connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stelzer scrambles back to his feet.
Wolfram Stelzer's cut is getting worse.
Stelzer slips a jab from Yount.
Yount throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stelzer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Yount.
Yount throws a sloppy head kick
and Stelzer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yount throws a lazy body kick
and Stelzer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stelzer.
Yount is trying to keep Stelzer in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yount avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stelzer works over Yount with some ground and pound from guard.
Yount trying to control the position here.
Stelzer trying to control the position from guard on top but Yount is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stelzer content to stall in guard here.
Stelzer distracts Yount with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yount has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yount is continuing to stall.
Yount looking for a sweep. Not yet Yount, not yet.
Stelzer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yount pulls Stelzer in close to his closed guard and prevents Stelzer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Yount trying to keep a closed guard but Stelzer is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Yount dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfram Stelzer's cut.
That's time! Stelzer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yount throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Robin Yount seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yount throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yount misses with a looping left.
Stelzer lands with a shot to the body.
Yount throws a right hand that misses
and Yount takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stelzer misses with a straight left.
Yount throws a sloppy head kick and Stelzer moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Yount misses
and Stelzer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yount cracks Stelzer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Robin Yount seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stelzer fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yount takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yount moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stelzer connects with a crisp jab.
Stelzer blocks a head kick by Yount.
Stelzer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stelzer swings widly with a right hand
and Yount counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yount ducks under a wild hook from Stelzer.
Yount throws a body shot but no joy.
Stelzer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yount sprawls and moves away.
Stelzer scores with a takedown into Yount's guard.
Stelzer tries to free his leg and advance position but Yount is retaining full guard.
Stelzer trying to control the position from guard on top but Yount is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stelzer postures up in Yount's guard and throws a big left but Yount blocks it.
Yount 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stelzer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stelzer trying to control the position from guard on top but Yount is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yount pulls Stelzer in close to prevent any damage.
Stelzer looking to sit in guard and control but Yount gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yount looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yount throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yount trying to control the position from guard on top but Stelzer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stelzer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yount manages to get himself to full guard.
Stelzer is in close to Yount's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yount controlling the position.
Stelzer throws a strike but Yount rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yount prevents Stelzer from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer 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.
Yount is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stelzer keeping moving, preventing Yount from controlling successfully.
Stelzer wants to sweep here but Yount controlling him for the moment.
Stelzer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stelzer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stelzer wants to control but Yount is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfram Stelzer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wolfram Stelzer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stelzer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yount misses with a straight right.
Stelzer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yount tries to avoid it but Stelzer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yount to the ground. Yount escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yount cracks Stelzer with a good jab.
Stelzer connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Yount misses.
Stelzer ducks under a wild hook from Yount.
A quick step to the side and Stelzer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Yount.
Stelzer connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yount shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yount scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yount darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yount throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stelzer.
Stelzer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stelzer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stelzer thuds a left hand into Yount's body.
Stelzer checks the leg kick.
Stelzer looks to land a right hand but Yount moved out of range.
Yount misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Stelzer misses its target.
Stelzer misses with a hook. Yount ducked under it nicely.
Stelzer tries for a takedown but Yount sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yount feints a counter leg kick.
Yount misses with a looping right.
Yount with a jab.
Yount throws a front kick aimed at Stelzer's knee but Stelzer avoids it well.
A low kick from Yount is predictable there
and Stelzer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Yount!
Stelzer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yount is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stelzer is trying to ground and pound but Yount uses the momentary lack of control by Stelzer to regain half guard.
Stelzer wants to control but Yount is keeping him busy.
Stelzer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stelzer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stelzer is trying to control. Yount wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wolfram Stelzer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yount is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stelzer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stelzer's back!
Yount doesn't have the hooks in and Stelzer manages to turn into his guard.
Yount is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stelzer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yount works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stelzer lands a couple of elbows.
Stelzer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yount is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stelzer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yount works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stelzer postures up in Yount's guard and throws a big left but Yount blocks it.
Yount has Stelzer pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stelzer throws a big right hand that misses.
Yount is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yount controls Stelzer momentarily but Stelzer frees himself.
Yount looking for a sweep. Not yet Yount, not yet.
Stelzer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stelzer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stelzer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stelzer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfram Stelzer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stelzer 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfram Stelzer!
Wolfram Stelzer 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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RATING
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