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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kfier Asher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Wack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wack has chosen Gummy Bear Song as his entrance music. Jack Wack will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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152 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
20
157 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kfier Asher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Wack!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wack scores with a nice head shot.
Asher scores with a takedown into Wack's guard.
Asher 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.
Wack working a defensive guard here.
Wack will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Asher stays in close to Wack's body and controls the position.
Wack throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Asher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Asher with a nice head shot there.
Wack is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Asher is in close to Wack's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Asher sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wack is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asher wants to sweep but no luck.
Asher striking off his back but it's not causing Wack any problems.
Wack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Asher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wack lands a couple of elbows.
Asher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Asher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wack trying to control but Asher is working from the bottom.
Asher throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wack slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wack misses with the combination.
Wack throws a right and a left that Asher avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Asher fails with a takedown attempt.
Asher shoots for a takedown but Wack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Asher scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Asher is breathing heavily.
Wack is looking to regain half guard here but Asher keeps moving and retains side control.
Wack tries to escape but Asher is in control.
Asher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wack keeps working.
Asher controlling the position.
Wack is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wack throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Wack regains half guard.
Wack is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Asher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Asher's back!
Wack has Asher flattened out and is raining down punches.
Wack misses with a punch to the head.
Wack misses with punches from the back.
Wack is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Wack gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Wack gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Wack apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Jack Wack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wack lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wack misses with a few strikes there.
Asher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Asher throws a series of punches but Wack avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asher checks a low kick from Wack.
Wack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Asher counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Asher.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wack keeping moving, preventing Asher from controlling successfully.
Asher thows a big elbow that misses.
Asher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wack striking off his back but it's not causing Asher any problems.
Wack keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Asher stopping the sweep attempt from Wack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kfier Asher will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Asher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wack is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wack lands with a right hand.
Asher drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Asher lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wack is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Asher's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Asher misses with a head shot. Wack uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wack is looking to stand up but Asher isn't so interested in that idea.
Asher controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wack throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Wack wants to get back to his feet but Asher is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wack looking for a sweep. Not yet Wack, not yet.
Asher trying to control but Wack is working from the bottom.
Wack throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Asher shoots in for a takedown but Wack shows good takedown defense.
Wack swinging wilding here.
Wack slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wack thuds his right hand into Asher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some wild striking there from Wack.
Wack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wack gets caught flat footed, as Asher shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Asher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Asher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Asher.
Asher looking to pass the guard.
Wack wants to stand but Asher is controlling the position.
Asher postures up in Wack's guard and throws a big left but Wack blocks it.
Asher might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wack striking from the bottom here.
Asher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wack looks to land a combination. Asher sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wack lands with an overhand left.
Wack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asher.
Wack scores with a jab to the body.
Wack thuds his right hand into Asher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice sprawl there from Wack as Asher shoots in.
Wack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wack can pounce on him.
Wack connects with a solid leg kick.
Jack Wack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asher manages to avoid it.
Asher feints and as Wack raises his hands in defense, Asher changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Asher working some strikes from top position.
Asher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wack keeping moving, preventing Asher from controlling successfully.
Wack controls Asher momentarily but Asher frees himself.
Wack is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wack controls Asher momentarily but Asher frees himself.
Asher wants to control from the top but Wack keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kfier Asher will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wack displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kfier Asher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Asher counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Asher drops an elbow to the side of Wack's head.
Asher controlling the action here.
Asher working Wack over with strikes.
Asher wants to control but Wack is keeping him busy.
Asher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wack with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kfier Asher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wack trying to control here.
Asher wants to take a breather but Wack is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wack bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Asher's head backwards.
Wack lands a jab to the nose.
Nice takedown defense from Wack. No joy for Asher on that attempt.
Wack with a nice cross.
Asher takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wack throws a combination that misses
and Asher counters with a shoot takedown. Wack fights it but they end up in guard.
Wack throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Asher.
Wack manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wack cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wack landing punches.
Asher tries to reverse the position but Wack maintains control.
Wack landing strikes from the mount.
Asher swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Wack landing shots from mount.
Asher is in a horrible position here. Wack smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Asher is trying to escape the mount.
Wack pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jack Wack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asher tries to reverse the position but Wack maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asher wants to hold on but Wack pushes him away.
Asher working to try and regain half guard.
Wack cracks Asher with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wack lands a heavy elbow.
Wack is landing with some decent strikes but Asher is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wack scoring with strikes but Asher is staying in there.
Wack lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wack lands a heavy elbow.
Wack wants to control the pace but Asher is squirming around nicely.
Wack with good strikes from the mount here!
Kfier Asher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wack looking to ground and pound but Asher is blocking nicely.
Asher tries to reverse the position but Wack maintains control.
Asher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wack sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Asher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wack lands a heavy elbow.
Asher working to try and regain half guard.
Wack looking to control but Asher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wack lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kfier Asher.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Asher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kfier Asher!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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