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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Floki Odenson (ranked 7408 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Waddell (ranked 7703 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Floki Odenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Iain Waddell!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odenson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Odenson thumps Waddell with a low kick.
Odenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Waddell or perhaps it was just good defense by Odenson, which made it look bad.
Odenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Waddell.
Waddell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Waddell tries to counter with a clinch but Odenson shakes him off and moves away.
Odenson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Waddell.
Odenson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Waddell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odenson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Waddell misses with a takedown attempt
and Odenson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Floki Odenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iain Waddell.
Odenson lands a head shot.
Waddell tries to clinch but Odenson moves away
and Odenson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Odenson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Waddell.
Odenson tried to counter with a leg kick but Waddell avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waddell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Odenson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Waddell misses with a takedown attempt - Odenson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Waddell tries to clinch up
and Odenson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Waddell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Odenson to score with a decent uppercut.
Waddell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Waddell looks to clinch
and Waddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Odenson is looking to slow Waddell down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Odenson.
Odenson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Floki Odenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waddell tries for a takedown but Odenson circles away easily
and Odenson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odenson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A cross from Odenson lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waddell slips under a jab from Odenson.
Waddell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Odenson counters with a good low kick that Waddell was not able to check.
Waddell tries to clinch there but Odenson circles away.
Odenson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Odenson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Odenson scores with a nice right hand.
Odenson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Odenson wants to slow Waddell down by chopping away at his legs.
And Waddell tries to counter it with a takedown but Odenson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Waddell fails with the takedown
and Odenson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Waddell thinking.
Odenson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Waddell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Odenson counters with a good low kick that Waddell was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waddell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Odenson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Waddell misses with a takedown attempt - Odenson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Waddell looks winded!
Waddell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Odenson counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Waddell.
Waddell shoots in but no luck this time.
Odenson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Odenson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Waddell fails with the takedown
and Odenson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Odenson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odenson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Waddell's calf.
Odenson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown attempt by Waddell or perhaps it was just good defense by Odenson, which made it look bad.
Odenson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Waddell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Odenson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Odenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Odenson connects with a looping right hand.
Odenson thuds his right hand into Waddell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Odenson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A good leg kick by Odenson.
Waddell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floki Odenson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Odenson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Odenson.
Waddell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Floki Odenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waddell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Odenson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Odenson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Odenson stuns Waddell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Waddell is trying desperately to land a takedown but Odenson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Waddell.
Odenson lands with a hook. Waddell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Odenson with a nice cross.
Waddell shoots for a double leg takedown but Odenson sprawls well. He's pushed Waddell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waddell throws a body kick that misses.
Odenson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Odenson.
Odenson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waddell with a poor takedown
and Odenson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Floki Odenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iain Waddell.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waddell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Odenson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Odenson connects with the punch.
Odenson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Waddell tries to move into range but Odenson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Waddell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Waddell blocks a jab.
Waddell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Odenson counters with a one-two to the body.
Waddell is breathing heavily.
Waddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Odenson misses the target.
Odenson is looking to slow Waddell down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waddell throws a low kick but Odenson moves out of range easily.
Floki Odenson is winning the standup battle so far.
Odenson lands a jab.
Waddell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Odenson. That's going to slow Waddell down.
Waddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Odenson connects with a leg kick. Waddell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Waddell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Odenson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Odenson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Waddell on the side of the head.
Odenson jabs at Waddell's body.
Waddell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Odenson cracks Waddell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Odenson thuds his right hand into Waddell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Waddell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Waddell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Odenson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Waddell scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odenson lands a jab to the head.
Odenson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Odenson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Odenson wants it to stay on the feet.
Waddell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Odenson connects with a leg kick. Waddell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Odenson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A cross from Odenson lands.
Odenson feints and then cracks Waddell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Waddell down.
Odenson connects with a leg kick. Waddell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick by Waddell misses
and Odenson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Odenson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Waddell. That did some damage!
Odenson lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Odenson defending well as Waddell loads up on a big left hand.
Odenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Waddell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odenson lands a really nice looking cross but Waddell seems unphased.
Waddell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick misses from Waddell.
Waddell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Odenson lands a leg kick that knocks Waddell off balance momentarily.
Odenson throws a leg kick which misses Waddell's front leg but catches the back leg as Waddell tries to avoid it.
Odenson jabs Waddell right on the nose. Waddell blinks but takes it well.
Odenson throws a big shot that misses.
Waddell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Odenson.
That kick from Odenson tenderised Waddell's leg. Waddell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Odenson connects with a nice looking jab.
Odenson thuds a left hand into Waddell's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floki Odenson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Odenson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Odenson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Odenson connects with a body shot that sends Waddell's belly button to the back.
Iain Waddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waddell tries to score with a low kick but Odenson moves his leg out of the way.
Waddell dodges the punch combination from Odenson.
Nice shot lands for Odenson.
Waddell fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odenson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Waddell.
A little feinted left hand from Odenson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Odenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Odenson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Waddell needs to keep his hands up - Odenson had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odenson lands a nice shot that snaps Waddell's head back.
Waddell shoots in but Odenson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Floki Odenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iain Waddell.
Waddell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Odenson scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Waddell misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Waddell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Odenson has got the better of the exchanges.
Waddell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Waddell wants to clinch up but Odenson keeps it at a distance.
Waddell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Odenson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Waddell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Odenson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Odenson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Odenson with a nice cross.
Odenson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Odenson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odenson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Waddell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Odenson scores with a jab to the head.
Odenson with a nice cross.
Waddell ducks right into an uppercut from Odenson.
Waddell wants to clinch.
Odenson lands with an overhand left.
Odenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Waddell.
Odenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waddell can do to turn this around?
Waddell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Odenson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odenson throws a jab when Waddell was well out of range.
Waddell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Odenson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Waddell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Odenson counters with an outside leg kick.
Donk. Odenson catches Waddell right on the button with a cross.
Waddell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Odenson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Waddell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Odenson.
Odenson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Odenson cracks Waddell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Waddell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Odenson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Waddell's sensitive parts.
Odenson lands a leg kick that knocks Waddell off balance momentarily.
Odenson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Odenson. No joy for Waddell on that attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Odenson.
Odenson connects with a crisp jab.
Waddell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Odenson lands with a right hand.
Odenson lands with a good body shot.
Waddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Odenson.
Floki Odenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Odenson clobbers Waddell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Odenson scores with a nice right hand.
Iain Waddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Odenson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floki Odenson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Odenson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:24
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floki Odenson!
Floki Odenson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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