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Event:
WOVA 2: Domination Down Under
Date: Apr 05, 2025 |
#R1#
Dawa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wensley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dawa is fending him off so far but Wensley persists. Nope, Dawa circles away and we're back to standing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wensley.
Dawa lands the left hand.
Dawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Wensley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wensley tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wensley swats away the attempt to clinch by Dawa.#TD2#
Wensley looking to score a takedown here. Dawa is defending well but Wensley drives through and ends up in Dawa's guard.
Wensley landing some decent shots from guard. #ES#
Dawa has his feet on Wensley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dawa tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawa misses with a looping left.
Danga de danga de dang - Dawa scores with a four punch combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norbu Dawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wensley tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL#
Dawa instigates a clinch.
Wensley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#TD2#
Wensley decides to pull guard.
Wensley has his hands on Dawa's head, controlling the position.
Dawa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wensley's guard.
Dawa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T2#
Wensley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dawa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wensley is proving hard to escape from.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wensley holds on and takes a little breather.
Dawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wensley on the ground.
Wensley has a closed guard, preventing Dawa from standing up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wensley pulls Dawa in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dawa tries to clinch up.
Wensley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dawa defends well and Wensley ends up having to push Dawa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dawa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dawa scores with a sloppy right hand. Wensley should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wensley.
No joy there for Dawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#T3##CL#
Dawa pushes Wensley up against the cage in a clinch.
Wensley misses with a knee strike.
Dawa misses with a knee strike.
Wensley wants to get back to striking at distance but Dawa won't allow it.
Dawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wensley.
Wensley is trying to push Dawa away but Dawa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#TD2#
Wensley gets control of Dawa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wensley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dawa wants to stand and escape but instead Wensley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Wensley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dawa's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wensley controls the pace.
Let's hope that Wensley 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.#T4#
Wensley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Wensley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Norbu Dawa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Wensley fails to land the takedown.
Dawa throws a nice looking combination but Wensley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dawa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dawa tries to clinch there but Wensley circles away.
Dawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norbu Dawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawa is looking to clinch but Wensley is avoiding it.
Dawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wensley throws out the jab.
Wensley shoots in but Dawa avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL2#
Wensley closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawa stops a takedown attempt from Wensley.
Norbu Dawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Wensley.
Dawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wensley managing to block the knees to the body from Dawa.
Dawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
#TD2#
Wensley gets control of Dawa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wensley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#T1#
Dawa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wensley's guard.#SU#
Dawa gets to his feet - Wensley follows without any prompting.
Wensley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dawa swivels and escapes.
Dawa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dawa tries to clinch but Wensley is having none of it.
Dawa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Wensley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Dawa drives through and clinches with Wensley against the cage.
Wensley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wensley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wensley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC2#
Wensley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T2#
Dawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wensley. #CL2#
Wensley clinches up with Dawa and pushes him back against the cage.
Wensley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wensley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#TD2#
Wensley decides to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wensley looking for a sweep. Not yet Wensley, not yet.
Wensley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dawa's guard. #REVB#
Wensley tries to stand but Dawa is controlling from the bottom.
Dawa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3#
Wensley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dawa wants to stand and escape but Wensley is having none of it.
Wensley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wensley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wensley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dawa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dawa tries to get out of the position.
Wensley is pushing down on Dawa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dawa is fighting to maintain full guard but Wensley has managed to sneak the leg through.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dawa is trying to stand back up but Wensley is controlling him
Wensley stalling.
Wensley uses his free foot to push down on Dawa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dawa.
Wensley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dawa looks a forlorn figure.
#CUT2#It looks like Norbu Dawa has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wensley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Wensley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Norbu Dawa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Wensley closes the distance and clinches.
Dawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wensley tries to break free but Dawa pushes him back against the cage.
Dawa with a knee to the head.
Wensley stalls.
Dawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Hulk Wensley has been cut.
Dawa looking to throw knees to the head but Wensley is blocking nicely.
Dawa misses with a knee strike.
Dawa trying to land knees to the body.
Wensley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dawa to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawa lands a knee to the body.
#BC2#
Wensley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wensley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dawa as he jumps to the side. #T1#
Dawa misses with a double jab.
Dawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Wensley circles away.
A combination from Dawa does no damage. #CL#
Dawa drives through and clinches with Wensley against the cage.
Dawa letting Wensley take a breather here.
Wensley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dawa trying to land knees to the body.
Dawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC2#
Wensley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawa misses with a few strikes there.
Wensley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Norbu Dawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Wensley.
Dawa throws a combination. Wensley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wensley. #T2#
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!
Wensley taking a breather here. #SUB2#
Wensley is working to tighten his grip on Dawa's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Dawa has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Wensley is really squeezing tight and eventually Dawa passes out! Wensley breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hulk Wensley!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hulk Wensley waved his t-shirt featuring HELL'S BALLS NUTRITION's logo in front of the cameras. |
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