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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micke Wagner (ranked 1506 p4p, 215 weight class) and Michael Edmodson (ranked 1549 p4p, 225 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Edmodson's choice of entrance music: Deorro - Yee. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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189 cm
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206 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Micke Wagner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Edmodson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Edmodson is out of range.
Edmodson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edmodson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Michael Edmodson has been cut.
Wagner swings for the body but Edmodson moves out of range.
Edmodson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wagner circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Wagner.
Edmodson throws a right and a left that Wagner avoids nicely.
Wagner lands with a good body shot.
Edmodson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wagner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Edmodson has time to react.
Edmodson missing with a left hand there. Wagner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wagner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Edmodson connects with a body shot that sends Wagner's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wagner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Edmodson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wagner circles away quickly and effectively.
Edmodson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Edmodson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wagner scrambles back to his feet.
Wagner cracks Edmodson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Edmodson slips a straight right by Wagner.
Edmodson throws a counter combo.
Edmodson misses with a combination
and Wagner counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Wagner.
Wagner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edmodson.
Nice body punch from Wagner.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wagner.
Edmodson punishes Wagner's body with a nice straight punch.
Wagner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wagner misses with a hook. Edmodson ducked under it nicely.
Wagner lands with a good body shot.
Wagner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wagner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wagner lands with a right hand.
That has opened up Michael Edmodson's cut even more.
Wagner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edmodson throws a right hand that Wagner ducks under and follows up with a left that Wagner also avoids with ease.
Michael Edmodson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edmodson looks to land a right hand but Wagner moved out of range.
Wagner misses with a hook.
Edmodson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wagner.
Edmodson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wagner throws a jab but it's blocked by Edmodson.
Wagner misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmodson scores with a three punch combo!
Wagner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Edmodson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
Edmodson misses with a double jab.
Wagner misses with a hook. Edmodson ducked under it nicely.
Edmodson throws a series of punches but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Edmodson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
Edmodson staying out of range there.
Edmodson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edmodson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Edmodson scores with a one two! Wagner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Edmodson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Wagner.
Wagner throws a shot from downtown. Edmodson moves away and avoids it.
Wagner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edmodson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wagner finds it's way round the side to connect with Edmodson's head.
Wagner scores with a body shot.
Edmodson throws a series of strikes that have Wagner backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Edmodson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wagner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edmodson.
Wagner drops his hands momentarily and Edmodson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Edmodson misses with a few strikes there.
Wagner misses with an uppercut.
Wagner throws a looping overhand right but Edmodson ducks down to avoid it.
Edmodson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edmodson there as he acknowledges the shot.
The cut above Michael Edmodson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wagner missing with a left hand there. Edmodson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Wagner.
Edmodson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edmodson lands a two punch combo.
Wagner misses with a hook.
Edmodson fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edmodson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wagner throws a shot from downtown. Edmodson moves away and avoids it.
Wagner takes a swing at Edmodson's ribcage but misses.
Wagner throws an overhand right that lands on Edmodson's shoulder, as Edmodson tries to avoid the shot.
Edmodson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wagner circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a hook.
Edmodson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wagner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edmodson misses with a shot to the body
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edmodson slips under a jab from Wagner.
Edmodson misses with an uppercut. Wagner saw that one coming.
Edmodson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Edmodson misses with a hook.
Wagner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edmodson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wagner half committed to a counter leg kick.
A cross from Edmodson lands.
Some wild striking there from Edmodson.
Edmodson takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
Wagner jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Edmodson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edmodson slips under a jab.
Wagner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wagner looks to land a left hand but Edmodson moved out of range nicely.
Edmodson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Micke Wagner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Edmodson's cut.
That's time! Wagner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Edmodson throws a series of punches but Wagner avoids them all with ease.
Edmodson ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Edmodson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wagner throws out the jab.
Edmodson misses with a straight left.
A jab from Wagner misses.
Edmodson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edmodson slips under a jab.
Wagner slips a jab and a cross from Edmodson.
Edmodson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Edmodson throws a right hand that Wagner ducks under and follows up with a left that Wagner also avoids with ease.
Wagner misses with a straight left.
Wagner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Edmodson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wagner half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmodson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wagner looks to land a left hand but Edmodson moved out of range nicely.
Edmodson looks to land a left hand but Wagner moved out of range nicely.
Edmodson looks to land a left hand but Wagner moved out of range nicely.
Micke Wagner is winning the standup battle so far.
Edmodson misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Wagner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wagner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner moves out of range as Edmodson strikes.
Edmodson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
Wagner throws a body punch but Edmodson moves out of range.
Wagner connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Wagner misses.
Wagner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wagner slips under a jab from Edmodson.
Wagner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wagner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Edmodson.
Wagner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edmodson.
Wagner throws the left hand but Edmodson avoids the punch easily.
Edmodson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edmodson throws a poor cross that misses
and Wagner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Edmodson's knee momentarily.
Edmodson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Michael Edmodson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner throws a jab when Edmodson was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Edmodson misses.
Edmodson swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner fires out a quick counter leg kick but Edmodson just manages to avoid it.
Edmodson throws a nice looking combination but Wagner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A quick step to the side and Wagner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wagner scores with a shot to the body.
Edmodson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edmodson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wagner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edmodson is breathing heavily.
Edmodson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wagner.
Wagner throws a leg kick but Edmodson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wagner catches Edmodson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Edmodson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Micke Wagner!
Micke Wagner is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Micke Wagner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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