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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devin Wade (ranked 6838 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geo Wattly (ranked 23640 p4p, 0 weight class). Devin Wade could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Geo Wattly's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devin Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geo Wattly!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade doesn't manage to clinch there - Wattly circles away.
Wade clinches up against the cage.
Wade lands with a light punch inside.
Wattly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wade smiles and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Wattly.
Wade clinches up against the cage.
Wade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wade pushes Wattly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wade.
Wade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wade's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wattly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wattly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wade tries to clinch up.
Wattly is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wattly successfully pulls guard.
Wattly is controlling Wade's posture.
Wattly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wade is aware though and is defending well.
Wade trying to control the position from guard on top but Wattly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wattly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wade manages to get himself to full guard.
Wattly is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wattly postures up.
Wattly throwing strikes from guard but Wade blocks nicely.
Wade is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wattly on the ground.
Wade wants to stand but Wattly is controlling the position.
Wattly controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade wants to control the position but Wattly says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wade tries to roll over but Wattly keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Wattly seems content to control.
Wade is trying to maintain the position but Wattly is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wade is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wattly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Devin Wade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wade scores with a nice head shot.
Wade tries to clinch up but Wattly circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wattly just leaning against Wade, taking a breather.
Wattly fails to pull guard.
Wade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wade is looking to control Wattly's arms but Wattly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wade has his back to the cage.
Wattly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Devin Wade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geo Wattly.
Wade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Wade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Wade dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wattly throws a series of punches but Wade moves out of range.
Wattly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wade sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Wade. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wade.
Wade is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Wattly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wattly clinches with his opponent.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wade misses with a body punch.
Wattly missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wade.
Wade has had enough of the clinch but Wattly keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wade.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wattly's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wattly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wade's brow.
Wade lands with a left to the head.
Wade misses with some punches.
Wade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wattly can do to turn this around?
Wade works on Wattly's body with a couple of short punches.
Wade scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wade scores with a hook to the body.
Wattly is breathing heavily.
Wattly is trying to pull guard but Wade has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wade.
Wade gets through Wattly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wade lands a shoulder strike.
Wade is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wade pushes Wattly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wade lands with a light punch inside.
Wattly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wattly is trying to pull guard but Wade turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Devin Wade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geo Wattly.
A short right from Wade.
Wade tries to throw a body punch but Wattly avoids it by throwing Wade back against the cage.
Wade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wattly backwards.
Wattly has had enough of the clinch but Wade keeps him there for the moment.
Wade is leaning against Wattly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Wade.
Wade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wattly backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Wade.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wade throws an elbow that misses.
Wade throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wade lands with a short shot to the head.
Wade tries to land knees in the clinch but Wattly avoids the damage to the body.
Wattly is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wade lands a left hand.
Wade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wade lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wattly backwards.
Wade lands with a short shot to the head.
Wade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wattly backwards.
Wade digs a right hand underneath Wattly's ribcage. Wattly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Devin Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wade lands a shoulder strike.
Wade gets through Wattly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wattly backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wade.
Wade lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wattly is trying to stall.
A short right from Wade on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wade.
Wade lands a nice shot to the body.
Wade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wade.
Wade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wattly.
Wade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wattly backwards.
Wade digs a right hand underneath Wattly's ribcage. Wattly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Wade on the inside.
Wade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wattly goes for a takedown attempt but Wade pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Wade dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wade moves into the clinch successfully.
Wade tries to circle away but Wattly has him pinned against the cage.
Wade stalling the fight.
Wade tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wattly backwards.
Wattly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wade moves in looking to clinch but Wattly pushes him off.
A nice side step and Wattly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wattly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade takes the fight into the clinch.
Wade lands a hook that snaps the head of Wattly backwards.
Wattly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Wade. No joy for Wattly on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade pushes Wattly up against the cage in a clinch.
Wattly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wattly or not.
Wattly misses with an elbow over the top.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wattly is keeping busy.
Wade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wade trying to control the position but instead, Wattly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wade into the cage.
Wade creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Wade.
Wattly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wade is defending well for now.
Wattly tries to score a body lock takedown but Wade shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wade with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wattly is trying to break the clinch but Wade is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wattly takes a shot to the head.
Wade lands with a short shot to the head.
Wade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Wade.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wattly backwards.
Devin Wade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Wade.
Wade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wattly backwards.
Wade lands a shoulder strike.
Wattly is rocked!
Wade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wattly or not.
Wattly avoiding damage as Wade throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wade.
Wade manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands a right hand.
Wattly is still on wobbly legs! Can Wade finish him?
A short left from Wade.
Wade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wattlys head.
A shot in the inside from Wade.
Wattly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wade works on Wattly's body with a couple of short punches.
Wade lands a shoulder strike.
Wattly takes a shot to the head.
Wade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wade lands a hook that snaps the head of Wattly backwards.
Wade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wade tries to clinch but Wattly is having none of it.
Wade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wattly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wade sets himself, and Wattly steps forward looking for the clinch! Wade avoids it this time.
Wattly seems to have recovered his senses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wade instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wattlys head.
A short right from Wade.
Wade lands a nice uppercut.
Wade lands a hook that snaps the head of Wattly backwards.
Wade lands an uppercut.
Wade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wattlys head.
Wade'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.
Wade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wattly backwards.
Still in the clinch, Wade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wattly backwards.
Geo Wattly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Devin Wade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short body shot lands from Wade as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Wade.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Wade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wade, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin Wade!
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