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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Wolf (ranked 1432 p4p, 187 weight class) and James Harden (ranked 2950 p4p, 360 weight class). Wolf comes into the arena with Shock The System blaring out of the sound system. 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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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Harden!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harden is looking to chop away at Wolf's legs.
Wolf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harden with a nice cross.
Wolf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harden with a nice cross.
Harden misses with a body punch
and Wolf counters with a series of strikes. Harden will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harden cracks Wolf with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harden closes the distance and clinches.
Wolf wants to get back to striking at distance but Harden won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harden.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
Wolf throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Harden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wolf's efforts to push away.
Harden misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden has a couple of punches blocked by Wolf.
Wolf breaks the clinch.
Harden ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harden throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolf.
Harden blocks a leg kick.
Harden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolf doesn't seem bothered though.
Wolf avoids a punch combination nicely.
James Harden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harden lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wolf takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harden tries a low kick but Wolf avoids it.
Harden clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wolf looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Harden struggles to land a body shot inside as Wolf controls his hands.
Wolf tries to work over Harden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolf struggles to land a body shot inside as Harden controls his hands.
Wolf throws a head punch that misses.
Wolf lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harden.
Wolf is looking to break free of the clinch but Harden has double underhooks.
Wolf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wolf misses with a straight right.
Harden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wolfs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Decent striking displayed by Harden there.
Wolf checks the leg kick.
Wolf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wolf connects with a single shot there.
Harden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolf was well out of range. Poor timing from Harden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wolf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harden. Harden obviously looking to wear him down.
Harden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolf was well out of range. Poor timing from Harden.
Harden takes a swing at Wolf's ribcage but misses.
Wolf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harden lunges at Wolf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wolf's hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harden.
Harden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wolf throwing a counter right hand but Harden manages to avoid it.
Wolf moves out of range of the body kick from Harden.
Harden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wolf takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harden is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wolf had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wolf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harden sizes up Wolf with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wolf attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harden connects with a leg kick. Wolf looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harden clobbers Wolf with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wolf is rocked!
Harden sends Wolf crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Harden is motioning to the referee to let Wolf up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Wolf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harden flashes Wolf a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Wolf's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Wolf crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Harden punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Harden!
The defeated Adrian Wolf had this to say: 'Losing can be a habit just like winning. But I gonna make sure that I will be the winner next time and be the best in the world. And I gonna shock the system for sure because I am undisputed.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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