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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Wyldin (ranked 2653 p4p, 2930 weight class) and Arman Sakkara (ranked 344 p4p, 382 weight class). Arman Sakkara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cody Wyldin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arman Sakkara!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakkara gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wyldin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sakkara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wyldin is controlling him.
Wyldin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakkara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakkara has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sakkara wants to get back to his feet but Wyldin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wyldin preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakkara keeping moving, preventing Wyldin from controlling successfully.
Wyldin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wyldin trying to control but Sakkara is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyldin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sakkara wants to stand up but Wyldin is controlling him.
Wyldin has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sakkara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wyldin throws a big right hand that misses.
Wyldin 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.
Sakkara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wyldin is controlling him.
Sakkara looking to control.
Sakkara keeping moving, preventing Wyldin from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sakkara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakkara tries to close the distance and clinch but Wyldin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sakkara looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sakkara takes the fight into the clinch.
Wyldin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sakkara just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wyldin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sakkara smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyldin moves out of range of the body kick.
Wyldin blocks a head kick by Sakkara.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sakkara rushes Wyldin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sakkara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Wyldin misses the target.
Sakkara tries to clinch up but Wyldin circles away and keeps his distance.
Wyldin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sakkara rushes Wyldin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sakkara lands a good knee to the midsection. Wyldin won't want to take too many of those.
Wyldin has Sakkara pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sakkara manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Wyldin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakkara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wyldin's defenses.
Wyldin wants the takedown. Sakkara is fighting it off but Wyldin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sakkara's guard against the cage.
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!
Wyldin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wyldin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sakkara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakkara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wyldin cracks Sakkara with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakkara is trying to keep Wyldin in close.
Wyldin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wyldin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wyldin throwing strikes from guard but Sakkara blocks nicely.
Sakkara wants to stand and escape but Wyldin is having none of it.
Wyldin stands up over Sakkara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wyldin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sakkara can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wyldin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wyldin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sakkara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wyldin won't allow Sakkara to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyldin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sakkara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wyldin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sakkara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wyldin is controlling him.
Sakkara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wyldin.
Wyldin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sakkara's head.
Sakkara is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wyldin postures up.
Sakkara keeping moving, preventing Wyldin from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sakkara is looking to stand up but Wyldin isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Wyldin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakkara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wyldin shoots in but no luck this time.
Sakkara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sakkara looking to throw knees to the head but Wyldin is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Sakkara.
Sakkara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakkara throws a wild body kick that Wyldin sees coming a mile off.
Wyldin shoots in for a takedown but Sakkara shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wyldin or perhaps it was just good defense by Sakkara, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Wyldin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakkara throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakkara moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sakkara.
Sakkara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wyldin shoots in for a takedown but Sakkara shows good takedown defense.
Wyldin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sakkara as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Wyldin with that takedown attempt.
Wyldin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wyldin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sakkara takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
An elbow from Wyldin crashes against the mat.
Sakkara on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cody Wyldin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wyldin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wyldin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wyldin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wyldin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sakkara is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sakkara is not content to let Wyldin control the position.
Sakkara is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakkara bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wyldin slips a jab and a cross from Sakkara.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wyldin or perhaps it was just good defense by Sakkara, which made it look bad.
Wyldin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sakkara.
Sakkara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wyldin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wyldin showed some decent athleticism there.
Sakkara is trying to stand back up but Wyldin is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyldin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wyldin stops Sakkara from getting back to his feet.
Sakkara taking some punishment here, with Wyldin in his half guard.
Wyldin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wyldin lands a nice short elbow.
Sakkara taking some punishment here, with Wyldin in his half guard.
Wyldin drops an elbow to the side of Sakkara's head.
Wyldin thows a huge punch but Sakkara dodges it nicely.
Sakkara trying to control but Wyldin postures up.
Wyldin working over Sakkara with some ground and pound. Sakkara looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sakkara is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wyldin scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyldin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sakkara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wyldin is nestled in close to Sakkara, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wyldin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sakkara is rocked!
Wyldin lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Sakkara quite badly. Sakkara pulls Wyldin in close trying to recover. Wyldin postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Sakkara on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Sakkara doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Wyldin!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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