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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gator Waldo (ranked 4099 p4p, 142 weight class) and Walker Ranger (ranked 5935 p4p, 109 weight class). Waldo's entrance music is Gunna - Sold Out Dates ft Lil Baby. A fine choice. Ranger has chosen Screw you, We're from Texas as his entrance music. Walker Ranger has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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270 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gator Waldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walker Ranger!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ranger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waldo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ranger was covering up waiting for the punch and Waldo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Waldo lands a couple of digs.
Ranger is looking to stand up but Waldo isn't so interested in that idea.
Ranger scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Waldo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Waldo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ranger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Waldo has managed to get both his arms back between Ranger's legs - danger averted.
Waldo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Waldo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ranger wants to stand and escape but Waldo is having none of it.
Waldo passes Ranger's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Waldo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ranger!
Ranger is trying to stand up.
Waldo dominating with strikes here.
Ranger is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Waldo controlling the pace for now.
Ranger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ranger is trying to stand.
Waldo controlling the position easily from mount.
Ranger tries to hold on but Waldo pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ranger squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ranger is desperately trying to improve his position but Waldo has a good base and remains in mount.
Waldo controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waldo is landing with some decent strikes but Ranger is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Waldo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Waldo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Waldo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranger'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.
Waldo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ranger's face.
Waldo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ranger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Waldo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ranger blocking the ground and pound.
Waldo scoring with strikes but Ranger is staying in there.
It looks like Walker Ranger has been cut.
Ranger is desperately trying to improve his position but Waldo has a good base and remains in mount.
Waldo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Waldo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ranger?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waldo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Waldo landing punches.
Waldo thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waldo blocks Ranger's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Waldo controlling from mount.
Waldo is working for a guillotine from mount but Ranger frees his head quite easily.
Ranger squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Waldo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ranger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Waldo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Waldo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gator Waldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walker Ranger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ranger shoots in looking for a takedown. Waldo tries to sprawl out of it but Ranger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Waldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ranger lands a jab-cross combination.
Ranger works over Waldo's head and body with a nice combination.
Walker Ranger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ranger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Waldo throws a jab when Ranger was well out of range.
Waldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ranger can do to turn this around?
Ranger slips under a jab from Waldo.
A nice side step and Ranger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ranger pushes Waldo away with a front kick.
Waldo swings widly with a right hand
and Ranger counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ranger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waldo throwing a counter right hand but Ranger manages to avoid it.
Waldo lands with a hook. Ranger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Ranger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gator Waldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waldo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ranger. That one must have hurt.
Ranger throws the kick towards the body but Waldo avoids it.
Waldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ranger.
Ranger lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A combination from Ranger does no damage.
Walker Ranger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Waldo misses the target.
Ranger replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Waldo blocks it well.
A swing and a miss from Waldo.
Ranger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Waldo misses the jab.
Waldo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ranger is trying to defend but Waldo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ranger manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Waldo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Waldo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waldo working some strikes from top position.
Ranger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Waldo controls the pace.
Ranger will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Waldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ranger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Waldo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Waldo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Waldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Waldo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Waldo is pushing down on Ranger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ranger is fighting to maintain full guard but Waldo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ranger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ranger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ranger pushes Waldo off but Waldo dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waldo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ranger tries to escape but Waldo is in control.
Waldo scoring with punches from side control.
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.
Ranger is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gator Waldo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Waldo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Waldo taking a breather here.
Ranger managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Waldo.
Ranger is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Waldo working the body and head with strikes.
That has opened up Walker Ranger's cut even more.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waldo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ranger tries to improve position but can't.
Waldo slows the pace down.
Waldo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ranger bucks up and tries to throw Waldo off but instead Waldo has got his back!
Waldo softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The cut above Walker Ranger's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Walker Ranger's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gator Waldo!
Gator Waldo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Walker Ranger stepped up to the mic, saying 'Texas is still the best, and I'll remember this Alamo...'.
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hype
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