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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Walter Sobchak (ranked 6342 p4p, 475 weight class) and Garth Wader (ranked 6585 p4p, 485 weight class). Sobchak comes to the cage accompanied by Everybody Hates Me - Tom Mcdonald . Walter Sobchak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Garth Wader's chin.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walter Sobchak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garth Wader!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobchak tries to keep at a distance but Wader has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wader misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sobchak.
Wader misses with some punches.
Wader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wader tries a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks with his arms.
Wader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wader tries to land knees in the clinch but Sobchak avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wader with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wader throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wader looking to throw knees to the head but Sobchak is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak breaks the clinch.
Sobchak clinches up against the cage.
Wader is pushing Sobchak up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wader throws an elbow but it misses.
Wader landing knees to the head.
Wader is struggling to control the position.
Wader throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobchak looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sobchak has had enough of the clinch but Wader keeps him there for the moment.
Wader swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobchak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wader with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak tries to break the clinch but Wader is controlling the position.
Wader controlling the action here for a moment.
Sobchak managing to block the knees to the body from Wader.
Wader working Sobchak over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sobchak.
Wader tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobchak blocks it with crossed arms.
Wader misses with a knee strike.
Sobchak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sobchak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobchak blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks with his arms.
Wader lands a nice knee to the body.
Wader misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Wader.
Sobchak stalling against the cage.
Sobchak is stalling here.
Wader with a knee to the head.
Sobchak stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobchak blocks it with crossed arms.
Wader with a knee to the head.
Sobchak managing to block the knees to the body from Wader.
Wader landing knees to the head.
Wader with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wader trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wader looking to throw knees to the head but Sobchak is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Sobchak.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sobchak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sobchak is trying to break the clinch but Wader has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garth Wader dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sobchak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Wader.
Wader tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sobchak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wader has closed the distance and engaged Sobchak in a clinch.
Wader landing knees to the head.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobchak blocks it with crossed arms.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks with his arms.
Wader connects with a knee to the head.
Wader has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wader content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sobchak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wader keeps control of Sobchak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wader misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sobchak.
Sobchak lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wader misses with a knee strike.
Wader putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sobchak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wader.
Knees to the body from Wader.
Wader connects with a knee to the head.
Wader is breathing heavily.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wader throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wader tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sobchak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sobchak lands a shoulder strike.
Wader looking to throw knees to the head but Sobchak is blocking nicely.
Sobchak slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak can't find room to land a body shot as Wader controls the action.
Wader lands a nice elbow.
Garth Wader seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobchak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sobchak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks with his arms.
Wader manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wader stalling the fight.
Sobchak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wader tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak is pushing Wader up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sobchak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wader's elbow.
Wader with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sobchak.
Wader misses with a knee to the head.
Sobchak fails to pull guard.
Wader misses with a punch on the inside.
Wader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobchak avoids it.
Wader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobchak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wader tries a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks it.
Sobchak tries to break the clinch but Wader is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobchak blocks it with crossed arms.
Wader misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sobchak.
Wader taking a breather.
Sobchak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sobchak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobchak blocks it with crossed arms.
Sobchak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wader backwards.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sobchak cracks Wader with a nice body shot.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garth Wader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sobchak takes a swing at Wader's ribcage but misses.
Wader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Sobchak was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wader.
Sobchak swats away the attempt to clinch by Wader.
Wader wants to clinch but Sobchak slips to the side
and Sobchak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sobchak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wader tries to clinch up.
Wader tries to clinch up but Sobchak circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wader closes the distance and clinches.
Wader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wader tries a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wader looking to throw knees to the head but Sobchak is blocking nicely.
Wader is looking to control Sobchak's arms but Sobchak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wader has his back to the cage.
Wader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobchak avoids it.
Wader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobchak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sobchak.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sobchak struggles to land a body shot inside as Wader controls his hands.
Sobchak is working Wader over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sobchak managing to block the knees to the body from Wader.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wader lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sobchak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wader misses with a knee strike.
Wader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobchak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walter Sobchak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sobchak takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wader tries a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wader is trying to stall.
Wader trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sobchak managing to block the knees to the body from Wader.
Wader throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wader looking to throw knees to the head but Sobchak is blocking nicely.
Wader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks with his arms.
Wader misses with a knee strike.
Sobchak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wader tries to land knees in the clinch but Sobchak avoids the damage to the body.
Sobchak missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wader trying to control the position but instead, Sobchak has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wader into the cage.
Garth Wader is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sobchak lands an uppercut.
Sobchak stalling against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sobchak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Garth Wader.
I've got Wader 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garth Wader!
The defeated Walter Sobchak had this to say: 'Shit'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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