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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between German Engineering (ranked 3475 p4p, 406 weight class) and Wrestle Guy (ranked 6418 p4p, 564 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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179 cm
25
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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168 cm
26
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Fast |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, German Engineering! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wrestle Guy! The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Engineering clobbers Guy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Engineering wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Guy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Engineering knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guy on the ground. Guy slows the pace down. Guy scores with punches from side control. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Guy lands some shots froms side control. Guy lands a decent elbow from side control. Engineering being controlled for a moment. Guy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Engineering is trying to buck Guy off. Guy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Guy controls the position. Engineering has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Guy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Engineering down.
Guy working the body and head with strikes. Guy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Guy has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Sparring. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Guy working the ground and pound but Engineering is defending the strikes. Guy takes a little break here. Engineering wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Engineering is looking for a sweep. Guy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Guy just content to control the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Engineering gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Guy cracks Engineering with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Guy controlling the pace for now. Guy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Guy landing strikes from the mount. Guy lands with some strikes. Guy looking to control and managing it successfully. Guy raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guy looking to control and managing it successfully. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Guy lands a couple of good shots and Engineering has given up his back, trying to escape the position! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestle Guy dominated that round. That's time! Engineering's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guy. Engineering stuffs the takedown. Engineering cracks Guy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Guy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Engineering looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Wrestle Guy has got the better of the ground game so far. Guy taking a breather here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Engineering is looking to regain half guard here but Guy keeps moving and retains side control. A lull in the action here. Engineering on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Engineering tries to get out of the position. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Guy throwing shots but missing, from side control. Guy takes a little break here. Engineering wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Engineering gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Guy raining down hammerfists from mount. Guy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Engineering?
Guy dominating with strikes here. Guy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Let's hope that Guy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Guy landing strikes, looking to finish! Guy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Guy with shots to the head and body - Engineering looks very uncomfortable down there. Guy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Guy landing strikes, looking to finish! Guy content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Engineering takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Guy with good strikes from the mount here! Guy controlling the pace for now. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestle Guy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Guy closes the distance and clinches up with Engineering, looking for a takedown. Guy pushes Engineering against the cage but Engineering circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Guy gets the takedown into side control. Guy controlling the position from side mount. Guy advances nicely into full mount. Guy controlling his opponent. Guy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Guy controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guy raining down hammerfists from mount. Guy raining down hammerfists from mount. Guy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Guy lands a heavy elbow. Guy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Guy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Guy controlling from the full mount. Guy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Guy controlling from mount. Guy with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guy content just to control the position here. Guy landing punches. Guy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Guy landing strikes from the mount and Engineering is in trouble! Guy raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guy working away from the top, dropping strikes. Guy controlling the position easily from mount. Guy is in the full mount, landing strikes. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Guy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. German Engineering has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wrestle Guy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Guy blocks Engineering's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight! Wrestle Guy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Guy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30 Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30 Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wrestle Guy! Wrestle Guy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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