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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drew Wolfe (ranked 2051 p4p, 4017 weight class) and Ryan Kinsella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Kinsella!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Kinsella.
Kinsella gets caught flat footed, as Wolfe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wolfe advances to half guard.
Kinsella is trying to get back to full guard.
Wolfe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kinsella trying to control but Wolfe postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinsella is trying to stand.
Wolfe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kinsella wants to control but Wolfe is keeping busy.
Wolfe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wolfe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kinsella wants to improve his position but Wolfe is controlling well.
Wolfe moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Kinsella.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Wolfe politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wolfe prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kinsella tries to bench press Wolfe off him but Wolfe keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Wolfe politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wolfe prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kinsella is looking for a sweep.
Kinsella is still trying to improve position.
Wolfe takes a little break here. Kinsella wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wolfe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kinsella trying to remain calm as Wolfe controls from the top position.
Kinsella wants to control but Wolfe postures up.
Kinsella is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Kinsella's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinsella trying to remain calm as Wolfe controls from the top position.
Kinsella is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kinsella wants to control but Wolfe postures up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wolfe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kinsella's guard.
Wolfe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Wolfe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kinsella shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolfe but Wolfe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Wolfe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kinsella moves into the clinch.
Wolfe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kinsella is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kinsella fails to pull guard.
Wolfe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kinsella changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wolfe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drew Wolfe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Kinsella.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kinsella enables Wolfe to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kinsella manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kinsella looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolfe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kinsella's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe is taking a breather. Kinsella says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kinsella keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kinsella is trying to escape back to his feet but Wolfe uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Wolfe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wolfe slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Kinsella is looking for a sweep.
Kinsella is being controlled here.
Wolfe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wolfe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kinsella is trying to escape the position but Wolfe is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinsella is trying to get back to half guard.
Wolfe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kinsella has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wolfe just content to control the position.
Drew Wolfe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kinsella is looking for a sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wolfe gets a double leg takedown into Kinsella's guard.
Kinsella is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wolfe stands and throws Kinsella's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wolfe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kinsella can do to turn this around?
Wolfe is trying to get an arm triangle but Kinsella is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kinsella seems a little lost for a moment, as Wolfe dominates the positioning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Wolfe dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wolfe drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wolfe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wolfe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kinsella being controlled here, momentarily.
Wolfe passes Kinsella's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinsella trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinsella moves into full guard.
Wolfe content to stall in guard here.
Kinsella trying to control the position.
Wolfe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kinsella is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wolfe taking a breather here.
Wolfe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kinsella struggling a bit here.
Kinsella manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wolfe's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinsella wants to get back to full guard but Wolfe has passed into side control.
Wolfe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wolfe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kinsella struggling a bit here.
Drew Wolfe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wolfe controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wolfe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kinsella wants to get back to his feet but Wolfe drags him back down.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drew Wolfe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wolfe avoids the body shot from Kinsella.
Wolfe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kinsella is trying to defend but Wolfe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kinsella is trying to escape back to his feet but Wolfe uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Kinsella comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wolfe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Drew Wolfe!
Drew Wolfe very nearly forgot to thank HARDTACK 160Q Fuel Your Fight! 🥊 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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