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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wamberto Boaz (ranked 1905 p4p, 100 weight class) and Fentz Straterloo (ranked 1217 p4p, 61 weight class). Boaz comes to the cage accompanied by Preciso me encontrar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 cm
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136 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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179 cm
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140 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fentz Straterloo! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boaz misses the shot to the body. Straterloo's corner calls for a 1-2. Straterloo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Straterloo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Boaz moves away from the strike by Straterloo. Boaz throws a right and a left that both miss. Boaz misses with a body shot.
Boaz throws a body shot but no joy. Straterloo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Boaz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Boaz scores with the left hand. Straterloo knows he should have avoided that one. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Straterloo 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 Boaz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boaz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Boaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Straterloo.
Straterloo walks into a jab. Boaz swings for the body but Straterloo moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Straterloo! But no joy. Straterloo moves away from the strike by Boaz.
That's one minute gone in the round. Straterloo misses with the combination.
Boaz throws a jab when Straterloo was well out of range. Straterloo misses with a hook. Boaz ducked under it nicely. Straterloo misses with a wild body shot. A swing and a miss from Boaz. Boaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Boaz looks to land a combination but Straterloo avoids it well. Straterloo misses the shot to the body. Straterloo doesn't manage to clinch there - Boaz circles away.
Boaz thows a left - swing and a miss! Boaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Straterloo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Boaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Straterloo pushes Boaz away with a front kick. Boaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Boaz. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Straterloo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Boaz working away. Straterloo stops Boaz from passing to mount. Straterloo seems a little lost for a moment, as Boaz dominates the positioning. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Straterloo can do anything to dispel that myth. Straterloo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Boaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boaz is staying tight to Straterloo's torso, preventing him from escaping. Boaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Boaz advances to full mount. Boaz wants to take his opponent's back but Straterloo doesn't allow it. Boaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boaz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Straterloo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Boaz forces the positional change into back control. Straterloo wants to control his opponent's hands but Boaz gets his hands free. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wamberto Boaz dominated that 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.
Straterloo wants to clinch up but Boaz keeps it at a distance. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Straterloo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Straterloo scrambles back to his feet. Boaz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Straterloo's guard. Boaz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Boaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Boaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Straterloo can do to turn this around? Straterloo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boaz wants to pass the guard but Straterloo is keeping the position. Boaz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Straterloo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boaz tries to pass to full mount but Straterloo defends it. Boaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Straterloo has managed to free his arm - good work. Straterloo trying to hold on to Boaz's head to control him but Boaz postures up.
Boaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Boaz passes to side control. Wamberto Boaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Boaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Straterloo, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boaz works to advance to full mount. Straterloo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Boaz looking to control and managing it successfully. Boaz throwing strikes here but Straterloo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Straterloo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Boaz. Straterloo has given up his back. Will we see Boaz going for some submissions?
Boaz is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Straterloo is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wamberto Boaz! A very excited looking Wamberto Boaz 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. Fentz Straterloo spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn, he was trying to touch me where only my wife does and that wasn't cool yo...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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