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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Lindquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodger Waldie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lindquist might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wacco Will Kick Your Ass. Robert Lindquist has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Lindquist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodger Waldie!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindquist misses the jab.
Lindquist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Waldie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waldie throws a right hand that Lindquist ducks under and follows up with a left that Lindquist also avoids with ease.
Lindquist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lindquist lands with a straight right. Waldie didn't see that one coming.
Waldie rushes Lindquist and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Waldie lands a right hand.
Lindquist is trying to stall.
Waldie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lindquist.
Waldie taking a breather.
Waldie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lindquist is defending well for now.
Waldie avoiding damage as Lindquist throws knees to the body.
Waldie avoids a wild elbow strike from Lindquist.
Lindquist letting Waldie take a breather here.
Waldie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lindquist's elbow.
Lindquist tries a body shot but Waldie blocks it.
Lindquist has Waldie pressed against the cage, preventing Waldie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Waldie stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldie avoids a wild elbow strike from Lindquist.
Lindquist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Rodger Waldie has been cut.
Waldie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waldie jabs Lindquist to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Waldie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindquist attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lindquist wants to clinch up but Waldie keeps it at a distance.
Lindquist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Waldie.
Lindquist walks into a straight right hand from Waldie.
Waldie clinches up with Lindquist and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindquist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Waldie blocks an uppercut.
Lindquist using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lindquist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waldie just leaning against Lindquist, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindquist.
Waldie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lindquist attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Waldie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lindquist.
Robert Lindquist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindquist lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldie moves into range and clinches up with Lindquist.
Waldie manages to break the clinch.
Lindquist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lindquist misses with an uppercut. Waldie saw that one coming.
Lindquist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waldie.
Lindquist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lindquist slips under a jab from Waldie.
Lindquist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Waldie misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Waldie.
Lindquist throws a body punch but Waldie moves out of range.
Lindquist misses with a low kick.
Lindquist blocks a jab.
Lindquist slips under a jab from Waldie.
Lindquist connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Waldie lands with an uppercut that bounces Lindquist off the cage and back into range.
Lindquist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lindquist, as that shot connected.
Waldie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waldie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lindquist lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lindquist.
Waldie looks to land a combination but Lindquist avoids it well.
Waldie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindquist has closed the distance and engaged Waldie in a clinch.
Lindquist lands a knee to the body.
Waldie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Waldie manages to break the clinch.
Waldie just misses with a punch to the body.
Lindquist throws a leg kick which misses Waldie's front leg but catches the back leg as Waldie tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Waldie.
Lindquist throws a hook to the side of Waldie's head but Waldie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lindquist slips under a jab.
Lindquist takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waldie swats away the attempt to clinch by Lindquist.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lindquist.
Waldie slips a straight right by Lindquist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindquist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Waldie.
Lindquist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body punch from Waldie.
Waldie motions for Lindquist to come forward. Waldie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Waldie misses with a head kick.
Waldie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lindquist doesn't manage to clinch there - Waldie circles away.
Waldie misses with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lindquist avoiding damage as Waldie throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Waldie avoids the elbow strike from Lindquist, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waldie crunches a lovely knee into Lindquist's ribcage.
Waldie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Waldie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Waldie breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodger Waldie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rodger Waldie's cut.
That's time! Lindquist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Waldie throws a right hand that Lindquist ducks under and follows up with a left that Lindquist also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Lindquist.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A clash of legs there as Lindquist blocks the low kick.
Lindquist connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lindquist.
Lindquist throws a right hand that Waldie ducks under and follows up with a left that Waldie also avoids with ease.
Waldie misses the jab.
Good work by Lindquist as he checks the leg kick.
Lindquist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindquist wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Lindquist.
Lindquist will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lindquist lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lindquist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab by Waldie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindquist doesn't manage to clinch there - Waldie circles away.
Lindquist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Waldie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindquist listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lindquist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Waldie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lindquist tries a low kick but Waldie avoids it.
Waldie slips under a jab from Lindquist.
Lindquist tries to keep at a distance but Waldie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Waldie tries to break free but Lindquist pushes him back against the cage.
Waldie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lindquist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lindquist lands with a nice body punch.
Lindquist swats away the attempt to clinch by Waldie.
Waldie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lindquist. Lindquist obviously looking to wear him down.
Waldie throws a body punch but Lindquist moves out of range.
Waldie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Waldie misses with a body kick.
Lindquist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Waldie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Waldie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lindquist.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lindquist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lindquist ducks under a wild hook from Waldie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindquist scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waldie throws a sloppy head kick and Lindquist moves out of range easily.
Lindquist blocks a head kick by Waldie.
Lindquist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waldie circles away quickly and effectively.
Lindquist blocks a jab.
Lindquist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waldie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lindquist staying out of range there.
Waldie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindquist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waldie ducks under a wild hook from Lindquist.
Waldie throws a hook but Lindquist avoids it easily.
Lindquist avoids the head kick by Waldie.
Lindquist lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Waldie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Waldie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindquist connects with a solid leg kick.
Waldie is breathing heavily.
Waldie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Waldie is looking to clinch.
Waldie swats away the attempt to clinch by Lindquist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindquist's corner calls for a 1-2. Lindquist obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lindquist connects with an inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Waldie.
Lindquist tries to bum rush Waldie with a series of wild strikes but Waldie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Waldie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lindquist.
Lindquist rushes Waldie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lindquist misses with some punches.
Waldie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waldie tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Lindquist is predictable there
and Waldie counters by clinching up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lindquist landing knees to the body.
Waldie is trying to break the clinch but Lindquist has him pressed against the cage.
Waldie managing to block the knees to the body from Lindquist.
Waldie blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Lindquist.
Waldie tries to break the clinch but Lindquist is controlling the position.
Waldie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lindquist is defending well for now.
Lindquist blocks the elbow strike.
Lindquist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Waldie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Lindquist finds it's way through Waldie's defenses.
Lindquist misses with a hook. Waldie ducked under it nicely.
Lindquist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waldie is looking to clinch but Lindquist is avoiding it.
Waldie throws a series of punches but Lindquist avoids them all with ease.
Lindquist takes a swing at Waldie's ribcage but misses.
Rodger Waldie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lindquist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waldie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindquist wants to slow Waldie down by chopping away at his legs.
Waldie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lindquist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Waldie throws a series of punches but Lindquist avoids them all with ease.
Waldie tests Lindquist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lindquist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Lindquist dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodger Waldie's cut.
That's time! Lindquist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lindquist throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Waldie's head.
Lindquist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lindquist misses with an uppercut.
Lindquist missing with a left hand there. Waldie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Waldie does it's job there.
It looks like Robert Lindquist has been cut.
Waldie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Waldie misses with a few strikes there.
Waldie misses with an uppercut. Lindquist saw that one coming.
Lindquist lands with a right hand.
Waldie misses with a straight right.
Waldie checks a low kick from Lindquist.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindquist is looking to slow Waldie down with leg kicks.
Waldie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Waldie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindquist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Waldie.
Lindquist tries to clinch but Waldie moves out of range.
Lindquist lands with a hook. Waldie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A clash of legs there as Lindquist blocks the low kick.
Lindquist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindquist swings wildly with an uppercut but Waldie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waldie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lindquist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Waldie.
Waldie blocking some punches.
Waldie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waldie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Waldie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lindquist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Lindquist.
Waldie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waldie throws a hook to the side of Lindquist's head but Lindquist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waldie tries to clinch there but Lindquist circles away.
Waldie blocks a jab.
Lindquist lands with an overhand left.
Robert Lindquist is winning the standup battle so far.
Lindquist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lindquist avoids the head kick by Waldie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Waldie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lindquist takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindquist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waldie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waldie scoring well with a low kick there.
Waldie throws a jab but it's blocked by Lindquist.
Waldie scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Waldie.
Lindquist cracks the inside of Waldie's front leg.
Waldie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Waldie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lindquist rushes Waldie and presses him up against the cage.
Waldie has had enough of the clinch but Lindquist keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindquist.
Lindquist works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Waldie tries to break the clinch but Lindquist is controlling the position.
Lindquist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Waldie avoids it.
Lindquist throws an elbow that misses.
Lindquist lands a left hand.
Lindquist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waldies head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindquist misses with a knee to the head.
Waldie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Waldie scores with a jab.
Waldie swats away the attempt to clinch by Lindquist.
Waldie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindquist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lindquist jabs Waldie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lindquist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waldie.
Lindquist dodges the punch combination from Waldie.
Lindquist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Waldie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lindquist avoids the head kick by Waldie.
Lindquist throws a nice inside leg kick.
Waldie closes the distance and clinches.
Waldie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waldie dips to his left and cracks Lindquist with an uppercut!
Lindquist throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lindquist scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Waldie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lindquist lands a jab-cross combination.
Lindquist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lindquist throws a head kick but Waldie moves out of range.
Waldie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lindquist lands with a thumping leg kick.
Waldie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waldie lands with an uppercut that bounces Lindquist off the cage and back into range.
Waldie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lindquist.
Lindquist throws a sloppy head kick and Waldie moves out of range easily.
Waldie throws a right hand that Lindquist ducks under and follows up with a left that Lindquist also avoids with ease.
Waldie slips under a jab.
Waldie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindquist lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lindquist throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lindquist connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Waldie's hands.
Lindquist slips under a jab from Waldie.
Waldie tries to clinch up but Lindquist circles away and keeps his distance.
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 Robert Lindquist.
I think Lindquist 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 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Lindquist!
Robert Lindquist thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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