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Gladiator CFC7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Vaughn Dez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canadian Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Vaughn Dez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Canadian Zombie!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn Dez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zombie as he jumps to the side.
Eric Vaughn Dez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaughn Dez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zombie tries to circle away but Vaughn Dez has him pinned against the cage.
Zombie has had enough of the clinch but Vaughn Dez keeps him there for the moment.
Vaughn Dez can't get the takedown.
Zombie takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Canadian Zombie has been cut.
Zombie is looking to break free of the clinch but Vaughn Dez has double underhooks.
Zombie is trying to break the clinch but Vaughn Dez has him pressed against the cage.
Zombie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vaughn Dez has him pressed against the cage.
Zombie jumps guard but Vaughn Dez stands there with Zombie around his waist. Zombie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vaughn Dez manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Vaughn Dez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zombie defends well.
Vaughn Dez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zombie trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaughn Dez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn Dez working for a triangle but Zombie defends it easily.
Zombie passes Vaughn Dez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vaughn Dez controlling the position for now.
Zombie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vaughn Dez is staying active underneath Zombie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie works his way into side control.
Zombie sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vaughn Dez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Zombie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zombie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zombie tries to stand but Vaughn Dez is controlling his head.
Zombie trying to control the position but Vaughn Dez is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn Dez wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vaughn Dez fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Vaughn Dez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaughn Dez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zombie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vaughn Dez counters with a single leg into guard. Zombie didn't expect that.
Vaughn Dez postures up.
Zombie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vaughn Dez controls the pace.
Vaughn Dez postures up in Zombie's guard and throws a big left but Zombie blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie wants to improve his position but instead Vaughn Dez has moved into half guard.
Vaughn Dez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zombie tries to kick Vaughn Dez off but Vaughn Dez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vaughn Dez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zombie has a hand on Vaughn Dez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Vaughn Dez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Zombie regains half guard.
Zombie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vaughn Dez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zombie tries to kick Vaughn Dez off but Vaughn Dez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vaughn Dez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Vaughn Dez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Canadian Zombie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zombie looks to clinch
and Vaughn Dez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zombie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vaughn Dez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vaughn Dez tries to land knees in the clinch but Zombie avoids the damage to the body.
Vaughn Dez lands with a light punch inside.
Vaughn Dez has Zombie pressed against the cage, preventing Zombie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zombie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vaughn Dez smiles and moves away.
Vaughn Dez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zombie tries to avoid it but Vaughn Dez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zombie to the ground. Zombie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vaughn Dez motions for Zombie to come forward. Vaughn Dez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zombie fails to land with a series of punches.
Vaughn Dez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zombie pinned against the cage. Zombie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zombie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vaughn Dez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zombie.
Zombie closes the distance but Vaughn Dez moves to the side
and Vaughn Dez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zombie's guard now.
Zombie looking to control.
Vaughn Dez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zombie is trying to control the position but Vaughn Dez postures up.
Zombie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zombie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vaughn Dez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vaughn Dez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn Dez throws an elbow but Zombie slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vaughn Dez controls the position.
Vaughn Dez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zombie is looking to regain half guard here but Vaughn Dez keeps moving and retains side control.
Vaughn Dez works to advance to full mount. Zombie defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn Dez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vaughn Dez controlling from the full mount.
Vaughn Dez looking to secure an arm triangle but Zombie defends it well.
Vaughn Dez controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie tries to lock up and control but Vaughn Dez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vaughn Dez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Zombie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vaughn Dez content just to control the position here.
Zombie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zombie tries to hold on but Vaughn Dez pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Vaughn Dez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Canadian Zombie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Vaughn Dez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Zombie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vaughn Dez blocks a head kick by Zombie.
Zombie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vaughn Dez moves into the clinch.
Vaughn Dez is trying to break free.
Zombie tries to break the clinch but Vaughn Dez is controlling the position.
Zombie tries to circle away but Vaughn Dez has him pinned against the cage.
Vaughn Dez has Zombie pressed against the cage, preventing Zombie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughn Dez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zombie uses from the top position.
Vaughn Dez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zombie trying to control but Vaughn Dez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vaughn Dez is keeping the position for now.
Vaughn Dez keeping moving, preventing Zombie from controlling successfully.
Zombie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zombie stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Vaughn Dez throws up his legs and catches Zombie in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Zombie tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Vaughn Dez! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Eric Vaughn Dez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Leer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Dinozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leer comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Droppin Plates. Dinozzo has chosen Dinozzo the Womanizer as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Leer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Dinozzo!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leer shoots for a double leg takedown but Dinozzo sprawls well. He's pushed Leer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dinozzo. That did some damage!
Nice takedown defense from Dinozzo. No joy for Leer on that attempt.
Leer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Leer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dinozzo looks for a takedown but Leer sprawls well.
Leer tries for a takedown but Dinozzo circles away easily
and Dinozzo counters with a shoot takedown. Leer fights it but they end up in guard.
Dinozzo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Leer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Leer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Leer!
Leer trying to control the position but Dinozzo is working away.
Leer stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dinozzo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dinozzo scoring with some ground and pound.
Dinozzo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dinozzo has gone for a leg lock! Leer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dinozzo's guard.
Leer trying to control the position from guard on top but Dinozzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dinozzo keeping moving, preventing Leer from controlling successfully.
Leer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leer wants to control from the top but Dinozzo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Leer trying to control but Dinozzo is working from the bottom.
Dinozzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dinozzo controls Leer momentarily but Leer frees himself.
Dinozzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leer wants to control from the top but Dinozzo keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Leer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dinozzo's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leer tries to clinch
and Dinozzo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Leer tries to roll over but Dinozzo keeps him under control.
Leer is defending against the submission attempts here by Dinozzo.
Dinozzo stops Leer from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Dinozzo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dinozzo tries to clinch up.
Dinozzo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Leer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dinozzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leer keeps working.
Dinozzo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dinozzo tries for a kimura but Leer is defending well.
Leer tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leer is not content to let Dinozzo control the position.
Dinozzo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mike Leer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leer shoots and misses
and Dinozzo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Leer trying to control but Dinozzo postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dinozzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leer keeps working.
Anthony Dinozzo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dinozzo is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leer keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Leer is trying to maintain the position but Dinozzo is very close to passing his half guard.
Dinozzo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo is looking to take a break and control but Leer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dinozzo.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leer fails with the takedown
and Dinozzo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dinozzo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Leer dives on top into guard.
Dinozzo wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leer has his takedown stuffed
and Dinozzo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Leer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dinozzo trying to control but Leer is working from the bottom.
Dinozzo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dinozzo chips away with some ground and pound.
Dinozzo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leer's head.
Dinozzo has gone for a leg lock! Leer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dinozzo's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Dinozzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Leer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dinozzo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dinozzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dinozzo throws a strike but Leer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dinozzo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leer.
Leer preventing the sweep.
Dinozzo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dinozzo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leer's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dinozzo working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Leer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Leer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dinozzo?
Dinozzo is trying to escape the mount.
Dinozzo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Leer. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leer wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Leer punching from mount but Dinozzo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Leer with shots to the head and body - Dinozzo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Leer content just to control the position here.
Dinozzo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Leer scoring with strikes but Dinozzo is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leer goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dinozzo turns into him and now he's in Leer's guard.
Dinozzo throwing strikes from guard but Leer blocks nicely.
Dinozzo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Leer, up you get!
Mike Leer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dinozzo tries to clinch up but Leer circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo avoids the body shot from Leer.
Leer tries to clinch there but Dinozzo circles away.
Dinozzo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leer keeping moving, preventing Dinozzo from controlling successfully.
Dinozzo preventing the sweep.
Dinozzo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Leer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Leer has escaped and now he's on top!
Leer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Dinozzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dinozzo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Dinozzo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Burbank Bulldog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wendler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulldog comes to the cage accompanied by British Bulldog. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burbank Bulldog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Wendler!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wendler moves out of range of the strikes.
Wendler checks a leg kick nicely.
Bulldog swinging wildly here.
Bulldog tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wendler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bulldog somewhat.
Bulldog looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wendler shoots and misses
and Bulldog counters with a one-two to the body.
Burbank Bulldog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulldog doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wendler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bulldog's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burbank Bulldog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulldog wants to sweep but no luck.
Wendler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wendler scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wendler trying to control but Bulldog is working from the bottom.
Wendler advances to half guard.
Wendler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bulldog looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bulldog is staying active underneath Wendler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bulldog looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wendler is thwarting Bulldog's attempts to control the position.
Wendler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bulldog is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wendler's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wendler's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wendler manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Wendler.
Wendler pushes Bulldog off and gets back to his feet.
Wendler clinches up with Bulldog and pushes him back against the cage.
Bulldog wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bulldog lands a nice shot to the body.
Bulldog gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bulldog tries to stand but can't do so whilst Wendler controls his leg.
Wendler manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bulldog lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wendler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wendler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bulldog is breathing heavily.
Bulldog looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wendler lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, Wendler seems content to control.
Bulldog trying to control here.
Bulldog throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog wants to improve his position but Wendler is controlling well.
Wendler content to control rather than advance.
Bulldog moves into full guard.
Wendler cracks Bulldog with a solid left hand.
Wendler looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wendler stopping the sweep attempt from Bulldog.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Wendler will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bulldog misses with a low kick.
Bulldog lands with a nice combination. Wendler backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Ryan Wendler has been cut.
Burbank Bulldog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bulldog tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wendler is able to avoid easily.
Bulldog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wendler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wendler swats away the attempt to clinch by Bulldog.
Bulldog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bulldog misses with a takedown
and Wendler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bulldog avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wendler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulldog moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wendler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wendler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wendler controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wendler wants to control from the top but Bulldog keeps moving.
Bulldog wants to sweep but no luck.
Wendler looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bulldog wants to stand up but Wendler is controlling him.
Wendler trying to control the position from guard on top but Bulldog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wendler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bulldog.
Bulldog with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wendler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bulldog won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wendler trying to control the action but Bulldog is working from the bottom.
Wendler cracks Bulldog with a big elbow.
Wendler wants to control but Bulldog is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bulldog's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wendler working the ground and pound.
Wendler cracks Bulldog with a big elbow.
Bulldog takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ryan Wendler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wendler is chipping away with strikes.
Bulldog is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wendler off and has taken his back!
Wendler is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bulldog looking for the choke from the back.
Wendler is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog darts in trying to clinch
and Wendler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wendler is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wendler thows a huge punch but Bulldog dodges it nicely.
Wendler lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulldog is trying to stand back up but Wendler is controlling him
Wendler working over Bulldog with some ground and pound. Bulldog looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulldog gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Wendler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Wendler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wendler tries to keep at a distance but Bulldog has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bulldog has Wendler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wendler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wendler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bulldog fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bulldog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wendler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wendler has a takedown stuffed.
Bulldog connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bulldog fails with the takedown
and Wendler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulldog ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bulldog no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wendler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bulldog looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bulldog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wendler postures up in Bulldog's guard and throws a big left but Bulldog blocks it.
Bulldog is trying to keep Wendler in close.
Wendler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wendler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wendler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bulldog's head.
Bulldog uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bulldog wants to clinch
and Wendler counters with a takedown into side control.
Wendler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bulldog keeps working.
Bulldog takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bulldog is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bulldog takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wendler cracks Bulldog with a big right hand but Bulldog just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bulldog is looking for a sweep.
Wendler is trying to ground and pound but Bulldog uses the momentary lack of control by Wendler to regain half guard.
Ryan Wendler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bulldog trying to hold on to Wendler's head to control him but Wendler postures up.
Wendler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bulldog avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wendler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wendler in particular looking to stall.
Bulldog is trying to stand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wendler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bulldog's waist but Bulldog gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wendler off to one side.
Burbank Bulldog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Wendler.
Bulldog gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bulldog is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bulldog can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wendler controls the pace.
Burbank Bulldog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wendler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Wendler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wendler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Wendler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Misleticur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LJ Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbs has chosen LJ Gibbs as his entrance music. Carl Misleticur could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to LJ Gibbs's chin.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Misleticur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LJ Gibbs!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misleticur tries for a takedown but Gibbs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gibbs scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gibbs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Misleticur keeps working.
Gibbs is trying to work for a kimura but Misleticur is defending well.
Gibbs content to control rather than advance.
Gibbs looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gibbs in particular looking to stall.
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.
Misleticur tries to get to full guard but Gibbs has control of the leg.
Gibbs wants to work for an arm triangle but Misleticur is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gibbs is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Misleticur trying to control but Gibbs postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gibbs looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs stays in close to Misleticur's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Gibbs has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gibbs trying to control but Misleticur is working from the bottom.
Gibbs won't allow Misleticur to get back to his feet.
Gibbs throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibbs postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Misleticur is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gibbs, into his guard.
Misleticur trying to control the position from guard on top but Gibbs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misleticur has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gibbs is proving hard to escape from.
Gibbs is working an open guard so Misleticur takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gibbs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Misleticur to the mat! Misleticur manages to get full guard.
Gibbs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gibbs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Misleticur has momentary wrist control but Gibbs slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misleticur looking to control.
Gibbs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Misleticur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Misleticur keeping moving, preventing Gibbs from controlling successfully.
Gibbs won't allow Misleticur to sweep him here.
Gibbs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Misleticur fails with the takedown
so Gibbs counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Misleticur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LJ Gibbs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Misleticur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gibbs.
Misleticur misses with a takedown
and Gibbs counters with a takedown into side control.
Gibbs has hold of Misleticur's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Misleticur tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gibbs cranks the arm and Misleticur screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Misleticur, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). LJ Gibbs!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between dusty manny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hammond Chese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dusty manny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, dusty manny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hammond Chese!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chese gets in close and instigates a clinch.
manny lands a knee to the body.
Chese avoiding damage as manny throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by manny.
Chese managing to block the knees to the body from manny.
Chese blocks an elbow strike.
manny throws an elbow that misses.
manny throws an elbow but it misses.
manny tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chese managing to block the knees to the body from manny.
Chese prevents manny from breaking the clinch.
manny working hard to break the clinch.
Chese is trying to work for a single leg takedown but manny pulls him back up using the underhooks.
manny throws a knee to the head but misses.
manny tries to land knees in the clinch but Chese avoids the damage to the body.
Chese throws a knee to the head but misses.
manny misses with a knee to the head.
manny lands a knee to the head.
manny creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
manny blocks an elbow strike.
manny takes an elbow to the forehead.
manny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chese has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by manny.
manny lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by manny.
manny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chese dodges an elbow strike from manny.
manny is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chese gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
manny wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chese moves nicely into side control.
manny wants to get back to his feet but Chese drags him back down.
manny is breathing heavily.
Chese cracks manny with a big right hand but manny just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chese cracks manny with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chese is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. manny knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chese scoring with punches from side control.
manny wants to get back to his feet but Chese is dominant here and he's now got manny's back!
Chese scores with punches and elbows.
Chese lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns manny.
manny trying to get back to his feet but Chese is in full control for now.
manny really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chese should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
manny grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Chese is persistently looking for the submission but manny is defending it well.
manny preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Chese.
manny is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Chese lands shots from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
manny wants to get back to his feet.
Chese is working the ground and pound. Can manny escape?
manny is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Chese just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Chese loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can manny hold on?
manny wants to get back to his feet.
Chese trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure manny doesn't escape.
manny wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hammond Chese dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
manny takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by manny.
Chese feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
manny wants to get back to his feet but Chese is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
manny trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Chese is standing up over manny. manny looks to escape but Chese dives into side control.
Chese landing a few strikes.
manny taking punishment in the form of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
manny is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chese landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chese controlling the position from side mount.
Chese connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused manny some visible discomfort.
Chese trying to control the action but manny is working from the bottom.
manny tries to escape but Chese is in control.
Chese wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by manny, who protects the arm well.
manny being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
manny is not content to let Chese control the position.
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.
manny knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chese on the ground.
Chese wants to lay and pray for a moment but manny keeps working.
manny wants to get back to his feet but Chese is dominant here and he's now got manny's back!
manny wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chese is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. manny has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Chese has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! manny taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Chese doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hammond Chese!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Moody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Diaz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Moody!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Moody tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moody manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moody pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Moody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moody rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moody breaks the clinch.
Moody rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moody lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
It looks like Diego Diaz has been cut.
Moody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moody has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Moody is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moody tightens his grip and picks Diaz up, before dumping him to the ground. Diaz manages to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moody looking to pass the guard.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moody doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Diaz is tightening it up a little... Moody has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Moody reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Moody taps out! nice BJJ there by Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Diego Diaz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burbank Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner has chosen You're going down as his entrance music. Dan Wagner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burbank Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler misses with a double jab.
Wagner darts in and clinches Brawler up against the cage.
Brawler blocks an uppercut.
Brawler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wagner breaks the clinch.
Wagner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wagner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brawler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wagner counters with a straight right hand.
Wagner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wagner pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wagner can't find room to land a body shot as Brawler controls the action.
Nice body punch from Wagner - that landed with a thud.
Wagner swings wildly with an uppercut but Brawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wagner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Wagner.
Wagner scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner misses with the head strike.
Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Wagner.
Brawler trying to stall but Wagner improves his position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wagner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wagner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brawler up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brawler.
Wagner manages to break the clinch.
Wagner throws a sloppy head kick and Brawler moves out of range easily.
Wagner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wagner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brawler.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Brawler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner breaks from the clinch.
Brawler throws a lazy head kick
and Wagner counters with a one-two to the body.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wagner counters with a left and a right that stings Brawler.
Wagner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brawler.
Wagner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brawler's hands.
Brawler walks into a jab.
Wagner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wagner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brawler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wagner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brawler is breathing heavily.
Brawler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wagner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dan Wagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wagner, as that shot connected.
Wagner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wagner sizes up Brawler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wagner connects with a right hand. Brawler shakes it off.
Wagner moves into the clinch successfully.
Wagner digs a right hand underneath Brawler's ribcage. Brawler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wagner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brawlers head.
Brawler takes a shot to the head.
Brawler is trying to force a seperation but Wagner has the dominant position.
Wagner pushes Brawler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wagner breaks from the clinch.
Brawler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wagner counters with a nice uppercut.
Wagner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brawler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wagner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wagner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brawler or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wagner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner pushes Brawler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wagner scores with a shoulder strike.
Wagner lands with a short shot to the head.
Wagner breaks the clinch.
Wagner forces Brawler back against the cage and clinches.
Wagner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brawler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Wagner counter with a right hand.
Wagner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wagner cracks Brawler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brawler with a poor takedown
and Wagner counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brawler's head.
Brawler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wagner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brawler throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Wagner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wagner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brawler on the side of the head.
Brawler throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Wagner to counter with a crisp jab.
Wagner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brawler closes the distance but Wagner moves to the side
and Wagner counters by moving into the clinch.
Wagner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wagner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brawler walks into a left hand.
Brawler wants to clinch
and Wagner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Brawler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wagner stalling the fight.
A short left from Wagner.
Wagner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wagner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Wagner.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brawler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wagner is keeping busy.
Wagner lands a left hand.
Brawler letting Wagner take a breather here.
Wagner lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wagner.
Wagner gets through Brawler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wagner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brawler tries to pull guard but Wagner won't allow it.
Wagner keeps control of Brawler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wagner working aggressively here.
Wagner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wagner pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wagner receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner lands a shoulder strike.
Wagner lands with a light punch inside.
Brawler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wagner walks away with a smile on his face. Brawler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wagner cracks Brawler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brawler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wagner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brawler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wagner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burbank Brawler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagner cracks Brawler with a good jab.
Brawler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wagner.
Wagner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brawler.
Wagner cracks Brawler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wagner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dan Wagner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Wagner.
Brawler is rocked!
Brawler circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Wagner. Brawler falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Wagner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Wagner!
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hype
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