Bellator 55

[Mr. IWS]

LOL, was a slow day at work.

[Vandelay]

rd 1 to tirloni in my mind

[Vandelay]

beautiful. That guy is good.

[SPX]

Holy fuck, how did Wiuff make weight?

[Vandelay]

damnit, m'pumbu. poor fight iq.

[SPX]

So I came in in the middle of the fight, but it seems the consensus on the Internets that Wiuff won.

[Vandelay]

lol at anyone giving wiuff that last round. didnt know getting dropped and owned for 4 minutes and then laying on the other guy for 1 minute takes u the rd.

[SPX]

Damn, that's crazy. Ol' journeyman comes in and beats the champ. He should get the belt.

[Vandelay]

i thought wiuff woulda gassed hard. Didnt really happen though.

[SPX]

lol at anyone giving wiuff that last round. didnt know getting dropped and owned for 4 minutes and then laying on the other guy for 1 minute takes u the rd.

Agreed. He lost that round. When I heard the score I figured they were giving it to Mpumbu.

[Svino]

Coming in late. Sounds like Wiuff kicked butt?

[SPX]

I only saw half the fight, but. . .


Round 1
The light heavyweights feint in the center of the cage for 30 seconds until Wiuff dives for the takedown and puts M’Pumbu on his back. Wiuff works to pass half-guard on M’Pumbu’s left side, but the Bellator champ puts him back in butterfly guard. Wiuff moves back to half-guard and the sequence repeats. Wiuff is throwing sporadic, slapping punches as M’Pumbu -- cut slightly near the outside corner of his left eye -- tries to tie him up. Wiuff leaves his left arm in M’Pumbu’s area and M’Pumbu swings his hips around, looking for an armbar. Wiuff waits it out and goes back to guard, though not for long, as referee John McCarthy stands them up with 60 seconds to go. Wiuff chases M’Pumbu down and presses him into the fence, kneeing and foot-stomping inside for the last 30 seconds.

Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Wiuff
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Wiuff
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Wiuff

Round 2
M’Pumbu puts a right hand on Wiuff’s chin as the American gets inside to clinch. M’Pumbu scores with a big knee as they disengage and Wiuff is wobbly. M’Pumbu is cautious, picking his shots and allowing Wiuff to swing wildly. Wiuff seems to regain his footing and his senses as he plows M’Pumbu back down to the canvas. Wiuff lays a forearm across M’Pumbu’s throat, working slowly to pass to side control, dropping punches and elbows. His back to the cage, M’Pumbu throws up his legs and tries to cinch up a triangle. Wiuff lifts him high off the mat and slams down; M’Pumbu breaks his fall, but loses the choke. Wiuff has M’Pumbu pushed into a cage post on the floor as he slugs away with a couple punches and drops a few short elbows in the last 30 seconds.

Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Wiuff
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Wiuff
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 Wiuff

Round 3
M’Pumbu looks the fresher fighter as the non-title bout enters its final frame. He’s throwing quicker punches than Wiuff, though neither man is connecting much in the first minute. A left hook and a right uppercut from M’Pumbu have Wiuff moving backward. M’Pumbu loops another left in and Wiuff takes the chance to clinch, where he eats a few knees up the middle. M’Pumbu lands an uppercut, a right hook and Wiuff waves him forward. M’Pumbu gets off another four or five clean shots before Wiuff closes the distance and slows the pace. They don’t stay there long, as M’Pumbu circles out and zaps Wiuff with a big right. Wiuff flops forward for a takedown and gets stuffed. M’Pumbu pounces and blasts away, trying to finish Wiuff from guard. Wiuff survives, though, and scrambles to his feet, driving M’Pumbu to the ground with a single-leg. M’Pumbu works for a desperation kimura from underneath with 60 seconds left, but soon lets it go. Wiuff appears content to stay on top and drop little punches, keeping M’Pumbu on his back to the final bell.

Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 M’Pumbu (29-28 Wiuff)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 M’Pumbu (29-28 Wiuff)
Freddie DeFreitas scores the round 10-9 M’Pumbu (29-28 Wiuff)

[Svino]

Sounds like he gassed there.

[Vandelay]

wiuff didnt do much damage at all. He was just too big for mpumbu to do anything from the bottom. M'pumbu clearly lost the first rd, rocked wiuff and won the first minute of the second, then proceeded to be lay n prayed for the next 4 minutes save for a triangle attempt from mpumbu. 29 28 for wiuff was the most logical score.

[Svino]

rocked wiuff and won the first minute of the second, then proceeded to be lay n prayed for the next 4 minutes save for a triangle attempt from mpumbu.

Let's hear it for "riding time".