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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Max Wolfe (ranked 265 p4p, 957 weight class) and Jaro Key (ranked 29 p4p, 101 weight class). Key has chosen HonestKey- The Unseen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaro Key!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe looks to throw the jab but Key is out of range.
Wolfe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Key manages to avoid it.
Key feints the counter takedown.
Wolfe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolfe misses the target.
Key throws a right hand that Wolfe ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolfe also avoids with ease.
Wolfe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Key to the ground. Wolfe is now in Key's guard.
Wolfe wants to control from the top but Key keeps moving.
Key looking for a sweep. Not yet Key, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Key has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Key working for submissions but it's allowed Wolfe to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe controlling the action here.
Key trying to control from the bottom.
Wolfe winds up and cracks Key with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Key looking for submissions off his back.
Key trying to control but Wolfe postures up.
Key tries to get to full guard but Wolfe has control of the leg.
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.
Wolfe is thwarting Key's attempts to control the position.
Wolfe is keen to just control but Key is a slippery customer.
Key has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wolfe is working away from the top position though.
Wolfe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Key's head.
Wolfe is thwarting Key's attempts to control the position.
Key looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Wolfe seems content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Key throws a shot from downtown. Wolfe moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Key.
Key lands a head shot.
Key staying out of range there.
Wolfe throws a body punch but Key moves out of range.
Wolfe dips to his left and cracks Key with an uppercut!
Key tries to sprawl but Wolfe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Key gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Key is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wolfe works over Key with some ground and pound from guard.
Key looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wolfe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Key's head.
Wolfe is fighting to break Key's control of his arms but Key is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wolfe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolfe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Key isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wolfe stacks Key on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wolfe!
Key tries to improve position but can't.
Wolfe working the ground and pound.
Key gets back to half guard.
Wolfe stalling.
Key trying to control but Wolfe postures up.
Key actively working from the bottom here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wolfe lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wolfe connects with a nice short shot to Key's temple.
Wolfe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Key looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wolfe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Key looking for submissions off his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Key wants to control but Wolfe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Key looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Key wants to improve his position but Wolfe is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Key manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wolfe content to stall in guard here.
Wolfe with a nice head shot there.
Wolfe throws an elbow that misses. Key uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wolfe's guard. Nice move by Key!
Wolfe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Key stopping the sweep attempt from Wolfe.
Key looking to sit in guard and control but Wolfe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Key looking to control but Wolfe passes into half guard.
Wolfe thows a huge punch but Key dodges it nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Key is trying to get back to full guard.
Wolfe working Key over with strikes.
Wolfe working the head and body with strikes.
Key blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wolfe.
Key is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Key manages to get to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Key avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Wolfe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab lands there for Wolfe.
Wolfe throws a shot from downtown. Key moves away and avoids it.
Key keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolfe.
Wolfe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wolfe throws a body punch but Key moves out of range.
Wolfe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Key can do to turn this around?
Key throws an overhand right that lands on Wolfe's shoulder, as Wolfe tries to avoid the shot.
Wolfe walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Key defends it nicely.
Key throws a right hand that misses
and Wolfe counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Key.
Wolfe looks to throw the jab but Key is out of range.
Wolfe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Key's half guard.
Wolfe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wolfe throws a strike but Key avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Key looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wolfe is one step ahead there.
Wolfe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wolfe trying to control the position from guard on top but Key is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolfe is looking to work some ground and pound but Key has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wolfe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wolfe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Key is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Key trying to control the action but Wolfe is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Key.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Key works his way into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Key there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Key trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Key pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Key can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wolfe is looking to escape.
Key sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Key postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wolfe looks a forlorn figure.
Max 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.
Key with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Key with the ground and pound from mount.
Key working the ground and pound effectively.
Key avoids the attempt from Wolfe to control.
Wolfe blocking the ground and pound.
Key punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Key looking to ground and pound but Wolfe is blocking nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Wolfe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Key looking to control but Wolfe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Key throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Key lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wolfe hang on?
Wolfe is rocked!
Key thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Key postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Wolfe bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Key and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaro Key!
An out of breath Jaro Key thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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