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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Dwyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zacharius Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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212 lbs
5 - 14 - 0 |
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253 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Dwyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zacharius Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dwyer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A combination from Pendragon does no damage.
Pendragon instigates a clinch.
Pendragon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dwyer tries to clinch but Pendragon moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dwyer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pendragon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pendragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pendragon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pendragon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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. Pendragon connects with a nice short shot to Dwyer's temple.
Dwyer looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pendragon stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Dwyer to get to his feet.
Pendragon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pendragon tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dwyer.
Pendragon lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon tries to stand and escape but Dwyer is controlling the position.
Pendragon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dwyer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pendragon tries to stand but can't do so whilst Dwyer controls his leg.
Pendragon looks gassed!
Dwyer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pendragon tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dwyer.
Dwyer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dwyer gets full guard.
Pendragon postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pendragon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dwyer closes the distance and clinches.
Dwyer jumps guard but Pendragon stands there with Dwyer around his waist. Dwyer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Dwyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pendragon breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon scores with a jab.
Pendragon moves in looking to clinch but Dwyer pushes him off.
Pendragon swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Dwyer as Pendragon shoots in.
Dwyer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pendragon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dwyer wants to clinch.
Pendragon throws a right hand that Dwyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Dwyer also avoids with ease.
Dwyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pendragon throws a series of punches but Dwyer moves out of range.
Pendragon tries to clinch up.
Dwyer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pendragon circles away.
Pendragon moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon pulls guard effortlessly.
Dwyer wants to stand but Pendragon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pendragon uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dwyer throws a jab when Pendragon was well out of range.
Pendragon instigates a clinch.
Pendragon breaks the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pendragon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dwyer.
Pendragon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dwyer, pushing him back against the cage.
Dwyer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pendragon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pendragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dwyer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pendragon circles away.
Pendragon lands with a nice combination. Dwyer backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dwyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pendragon misses with a few strikes there.
Pendragon throws a right and a left that Dwyer avoids nicely.
Dwyer misses with a two punch combination.
Pendragon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dwyer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pendragon's guard.
Dwyer trying to control but Pendragon is working from the bottom.
Pendragon pushes Dwyer off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dwyer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pendragon has one foot on Dwyer's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zacharius Pendragon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pendragon misses with a takedown attempt
and Dwyer counters with a left and a right that stings Pendragon.
Dwyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pendragon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dwyer throws a leg kick but Pendragon checks it.
Dwyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Pendragon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pendragon misses with a few strikes there.
Dwyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pendragon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pendragon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pendragon darts in and clinches Dwyer up against the cage.
Pendragon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pendragon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zacharius Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dwyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Pendragon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon misses with a combination
and Dwyer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dwyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pendragon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dwyer fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pendragon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dwyer moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dwyer has Pendragon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pendragon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pendragon manages to break the clinch.
Dwyer dodges the punch combination from Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pendragon throws a nice looking combination but Dwyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Pendragon. No joy for Dwyer on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Dwyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dwyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dwyer throws a right hand that Pendragon ducks under and follows up with a left that Pendragon also avoids with ease.
Dwyer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pendragon.
Dwyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michael Dwyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dwyer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pendragon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pendragon cracks Dwyer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dwyer gets a takedown into half guard.
Dwyer decides to stand up.
Pendragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dwyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pendragon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pendragon moves out of range of the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Pendragon.
Dwyer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pendragon counters with a three punch combo that has Dwyer backing up. Dwyer nods at Pendragon to acknowledge the strikes.
Dwyer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pendragon's half guard.
Pendragon has one foot on Dwyer's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Pendragon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dwyer, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon pulls guard effortlessly.
Dwyer tries to free his leg and advance position but Pendragon is retaining full guard.
Dwyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pendragon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dwyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Pendragon is just out of range.
Pendragon drives through and clinches with Dwyer against the cage.
Pendragon manages to break the clinch.
Dwyer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pendragon kicks off Dwyer and gets to his feet.
Pendragon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dwyer to the mat! Dwyer manages to get full guard.
Pendragon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dwyer is on top in guard.
Dwyer wants to control from the top but Pendragon keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dwyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pendragon tries to close the distance and clinch but Dwyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dwyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pendragon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pendragon wants to clinch.
Pendragon gets caught flat footed, as Dwyer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pendragon can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon kicks Dwyer off and gets to his feet.
Pendragon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pendragon lands in his opponent's guard.
Dwyer looking for a sweep. Not yet Dwyer, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zacharius Pendragon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Pendragon.
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dwyer sprawls well. Dwyer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pendragon gets slowly back to his feet.
Dwyer misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Dwyer.
Pendragon throws a combination that misses
and Dwyer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pendragon!
Pendragon's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Dwyer wants to control the pace but Pendragon is squirming around nicely.
Dwyer is working for a guillotine from mount but Pendragon frees his head quite easily.
Dwyer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pendragon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dwyer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dwyer looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pendragon throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dwyer. What's that going to do exactly?
Dwyer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pendragon bucks up and throws Dwyer to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Dwyer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pendragon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Pendragon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dwyer misses the shot to the body.
Dwyer wants to clinch up but Pendragon keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon rushes Dwyer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pendragon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dwyer.
Pendragon has Dwyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Pendragon breaks the clinch.
Pendragon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dwyer is looking to escape.
Pendragon is nestled in close to Dwyer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dwyer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pendragon gets to his feet. Dwyer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dwyer shoots in for a takedown but Pendragon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pendragon.
Dwyer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Dwyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pendragon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dwyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pendragon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pendragon moves into the clinch.
Pendragon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dwyer.
Dwyer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pendragon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pendragon drags the fight down to the ground.
Pendragon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dwyer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pendragon shoots in and drives through. Dwyer sprawls well.
Pendragon misses with a series of wild punches.
Pendragon closes the distance but Dwyer moves to the side
and Dwyer counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dwyer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pendragon sprawls well. Pendragon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dwyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Pendragon misses with the combination.
Dwyer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pendragon swivels and escapes.
Dwyer misses with a double jab.
Dwyer shoots in but Pendragon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dwyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zacharius Pendragon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dwyer tries for a takedown but Pendragon manages to get underhooks.
Pendragon breaks the clinch.
Michael Dwyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zacharius Pendragon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pendragon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zacharius Pendragon!
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energy
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hype
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