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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hale Stenburg (ranked 2858 p4p, 159 weight class) and Waampa Woodoo (ranked 5849 p4p, 271 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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138 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hale Stenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Waampa Woodoo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenburg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Woodoo working hard to break the clinch.
Woodoo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Woodoo working hard to break the clinch.
Woodoo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Woodoo tries to circle away but Stenburg has him pinned against the cage.
Woodoo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Woodoo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stenburg has him pressed against the cage.
Woodoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stenburg avoids it.
Woodoo is looking to break free of the clinch but Stenburg has double underhooks.
Woodoo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stenburg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stenburg pulls guard.
Stenburg pulls Woodoo in close to his closed guard and prevents Woodoo from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodoo stands and steps away. Stenburg gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenburg stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Stenburg.
Stenburg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Woodoo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Woodoo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stenburg has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stenburg.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Woodoo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stenburg's brow.
Stenburg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Woodoo smiles and moves away.
Stenburg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood MMA (16 ELITE COACHES) in the buildup to the fight.
Stenburg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stenburg is looking to break free of the clinch but Woodoo has double underhooks.
Stenburg pushes Woodoo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woodoo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stenburg has Woodoo pushed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Woodoo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodoo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stenburg stalls.
Stenburg is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Woodoo to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hale Stenburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stenburg stalling the fight.
Stenburg gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Woodoo throws an elbow but misses.
Stenburg stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hale Stenburg.
Woodoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Stenburg.
Woodoo scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Stenburg does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Woodoo.
Stenburg tries to bum rush Woodoo with a series of wild strikes but Woodoo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Woodoo throws a counter combo.
Hale Stenburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Stenburg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg takes the fight into the clinch.
Stenburg lands a left hand.
Woodoo breaks the clinch.
Stenburg tries to clinch up but Woodoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Stenburg closes the distance and clinches.
Stenburg drags the fight down to the ground.
Woodoo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stenburg closes the distance and clinches.
We've been informed that Woodoo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stenburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stenburg gets control of Woodoo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stenburg will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Woodoo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Stenburg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Woodoo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stenburg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodoo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stenburg backs up against the cage.
Woodoo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stenburg takes the fight into the clinch.
Woodoo takes a shot to the head.
Stenburg lands with a short shot to the head.
Woodoo is trying to break the clinch but Stenburg is controlling him.
Stenburg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woodoo has him pressed against the cage.
Stenburg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stenburg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Woodoo's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stenburg.
Stenburg content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Woodoo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stenburg jumps into guard, dragging Woodoo to the mat.
Woodoo stands and steps away. Stenburg gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hale Stenburg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stenburg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woodoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woodoo swings for the body but Stenburg moves out of range.
Woodoo looks to land a body kick but Stenburg moved away.
Stenburg blocks the body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Woodoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stenburg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Woodoo is looking for the big counter here.
Stenburg moves into range and clinches up with Woodoo.
Woodoo misses with an elbow over the top.
Woodoo has had enough of the clinch but Stenburg keeps him there for the moment.
Stenburg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woodoo can do to turn this around?
Woodoo crunches a lovely knee into Stenburg's ribcage.
Stenburg keeps control of Woodoo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenburg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stenburg successfully pulls guard.
Stenburg looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Woodoo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Stenburg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodoo stands up from Stenburg's guard - Woodoo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stenburg tries to clinch there but Woodoo circles away.
Woodoo lands with a shot to the body.
Stenburg closes the distance and clinches.
Woodoo trying to land knees to the body.
Stenburg lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Woodoo throws an elbow but misses.
Hale Stenburg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stenburg lands with a left to the head.
Stenburg digs a right hand underneath Woodoo's ribcage. Woodoo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Woodoo is looking to break free of the clinch but Stenburg has double underhooks.
Woodoo trying to land knees to the body.
Stenburg just leaning against Woodoo, taking a breather.
Stenburg fails to pull guard.
Woodoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stenburg has closed the distance and engaged Woodoo in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodoo misses with a knee to the head.
Woodoo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stenburg has Woodoo pressed against the cage, preventing Woodoo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Woodoo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stenburg's elbow.
Woodoo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Woodoo missing with knees to the body.
Woodoo trying to land knees to the body.
Woodoo is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woodoo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stenburg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stenburg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Woodoo's efforts to push away.
Stenburg pushes Woodoo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woodoo lands a good knee to the midsection. Stenburg won't want to take too many of those.
Stenburg cracks Woodoo with a nice body shot.
Stenburg leaning against his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Stenburg.
Stenburg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stenburg pulls Woodoo into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg pushes Woodoo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Stenburg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Woodoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Stenburg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stenburg prevents Woodoo from breaking the clinch.
Stenburg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Woodoo is looking to break free of the clinch but Stenburg has double underhooks.
Woodoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Stenburg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stenburg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woodoos head.
A right hand to the body from Stenburg.
Woodoo is looking to break free of the clinch but Stenburg has double underhooks.
Woodoo tries a body shot but Stenburg blocks it.
Woodoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Stenburg avoids the damage to the body.
Stenburg scores with a shoulder strike.
Woodoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stenburg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg effectively controlling the action here.
Stenburg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Stenburg prevents Woodoo from breaking the clinch.
Stenburg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stenburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woodoo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stenburg tries to clinch up.
Woodoo misses with a head kick.
Stenburg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stenburg tries to clinch but Woodoo is having none of it.
Woodoo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stenburg tries to clinch there but Woodoo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stenburg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woodoo unleashes a big counter combination but Stenburg bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hale Stenburg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stenburg is looking to clinch.
Good exchange - Stenburg coming out on top.
Woodoo is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hale Stenburg dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A combination from Woodoo does no damage.
A combination from Stenburg does no damage.
Woodoo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Woodoo is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Stenburg moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hale Stenburg!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hale Stenburg thanked Notorious for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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