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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Wyldin (ranked 440 p4p, 803 weight class) and Roger Glover (ranked 59 p4p, 96 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Cody Wyldin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roger Glover's chin.
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cody Wyldin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Glover!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover looks to land a right hand but Wyldin moved out of range.
Wyldin misses with a takedown attempt
and Glover counters with a nice uppercut.
Wyldin shoots in for a double leg but Glover sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wyldin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Glover leaves Wyldin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Wyldin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wyldin misses with an uppercut
and Wyldin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wyldin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wyldin shoots and misses
and Glover counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glover looks to score with a jab to the body but Wyldin is just out of range.
Glover lands a jab.
Wyldin is rocked!
Glover leaves Wyldin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oh Wyldin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glover misses the jab.
Wyldin seems to have got his legs back now.
Wyldin misses with a takedown
and Glover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyldin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Glover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wyldin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Glover is fending him off so far but Wyldin persists. Nope, Glover circles away and we're back to standing.
Wyldin dives in and scores a takedown into Glover's guard.
Glover is controlling Wyldin's posture.
Wyldin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Glover utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Glover avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wyldin throwing strikes but missing.
Glover wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyldin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Glover utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wyldin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wyldin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Glover preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wyldin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Glover not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Glover. No joy for Wyldin on that attempt.
Wyldin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Glover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyldin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Glover tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wyldin is in Glover's guard.
Wyldin trying to control but Glover is working from the bottom.
Wyldin with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Glover pulls Wyldin in to control the position.
Glover is trying to keep Wyldin in close.
Wyldin with a nice head shot there.
Wyldin distracts Glover with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Glover utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wyldin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Glover has Wyldin pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyldin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wyldin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wyldin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wyldin throws a big elbow that misses.
Wyldin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Glover works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wyldin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wyldin trying to control but Glover is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roger Glover will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wyldin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Glover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wyldin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Glover counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wyldin tries for a takedown but Glover circles away easily
and Wyldin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Wyldin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wyldin fails with the takedown
and Glover counters with a crisp one two that drops Wyldin! Glover thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wyldin to his feet! Wyldin is in big trouble!
Wyldin throws the left hand but Glover avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyldin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Glover sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wyldin somewhat.
Glover looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Glover slaps away a takedown attempt from Wyldin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyldin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Glover sprawls well. Glover wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wyldin gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Glover was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Wyldin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wyldin looks for a takedown but Glover sprawls well.
Glover lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wyldin circles away quickly and effectively.
Wyldin closes the distance and clinches up with Glover, looking for a takedown. Wyldin pushes Glover against the cage but Glover circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Glover lands a nice hook to Wyldin's body. Wyldin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wyldin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Glover on his heels. He'll look to pass Glover's guard now, I'm sure.
Glover is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyldin scoring with some ground and pound.
Glover is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wyldin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wyldin trying to control the position from guard on top but Glover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cody Wyldin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wyldin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wyldin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wyldin trying to control the position from guard on top but Glover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyldin is looking to work some ground and pound but Glover has wrist control.
Wyldin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wyldin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Glover works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wyldin lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wyldin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wyldin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wyldin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Glover trying to keep a closed guard but Wyldin is proving a slippery customer.
Wyldin lands a couple of elbows.
Glover is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyldin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Glover keeping moving, preventing Wyldin from controlling successfully.
Wyldin throws a big elbow that misses.
Glover working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wyldin.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wyldin throwing strikes from guard but Glover blocks nicely.
Wyldin wants to control from the top but Glover keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wyldin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wyldin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Glover counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Glover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wyldin shoots in but Glover avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab from Glover does it's job there.
Glover slaps away a takedown attempt from Wyldin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Glover was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wyldin shoots and misses
and Glover counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Wyldin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glover stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Glover wants it to stay on the feet.
Glover throws an overhand right that lands on Wyldin's shoulder, as Wyldin tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover tests Wyldin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wyldin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Glover sprawls well. Glover wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wyldin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wyldin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wyldin.
Glover has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wyldin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Glover counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wyldin thinking.
Cody Wyldin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wyldin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Glover counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wyldin thinking.
A jab from Glover does it's job there.
Wyldin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Glover with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Glover lands with a right hand.
Glover changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wyldin fails with the takedown
and Glover counters with a big left hand that crumples Wyldin! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roger Glover!
Roger Glover is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Roger Glover thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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