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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Westlake (ranked 3249 p4p, 3437 weight class) and Colt Wagner (ranked 368 p4p, 379 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Westlake might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tek It (Sped Up). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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5 - 9 - 1 |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Westlake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Colt Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Westlake circles away.
Wagner is looking to clinch.
Westlake shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Westlake showed some decent athleticism there.
Wagner manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Westlake keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Wagner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wagner lands an elbow that stopped Westlake in his tracks for a moment.
Wagner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wagner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wagner decides to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Westlake stops Wagner from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Westlake is now in half guard.
Wagner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wagner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Westlake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Westlake controlling the action here.
Westlake stands up from half guard.
Wagner is looking to clinch but Westlake is avoiding it.
Westlake slaps away a takedown attempt from Wagner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Westlake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wagner sprawls and moves away.
Wagner digs a good body shot into Westlake's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wagner, as that shot connected.
Wagner shoots in but no luck this time.
Westlake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tyler Westlake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colt Wagner.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wagner.
Wagner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Westlake counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wagner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Westlake prevents Wagner from breaking the clinch.
Wagner manages to break the clinch.
Westlake shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Westlake stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Westlake half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wagner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Westlake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wagner's guard.
Westlake is looking to work some ground and pound but Wagner has wrist control.
Westlake decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Westlake stuffs the takedown.
Wagner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Westlake looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A big right from Wagner misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westlake slaps away a takedown attempt from Wagner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wagner looks winded!
Westlake shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wagner's guard.
Wagner wants to get back to his feet but Westlake passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Westlake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Westlake with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colt Wagner will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wagner has managed to clinch.
Wagner pushes off an throws an elbow but Westlake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Westlake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wagner after a bit of a struggle.
Westlake blocks an elbow strike.
Wagner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Wagner as Westlake shoots in.
Wagner throws a body punch but Westlake moves out of range.
Westlake went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Westlake went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wagner clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlake is working for takedown but Wagner is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Westlake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wagner.
Wagner manages to break the clinch.
Westlake keeps the fight on the outside.
Westlake is looking to counter the offense by Wagner and move into the clinch.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Westlake as he jumps to the side.
Wagner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Westlake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Westlake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wagner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Westlake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Westlake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wagner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wagner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Westlake breaks the clinch.
Westlake takes the fight into the clinch.
Westlake blocks an elbow strike from Wagner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wagner.
Wagner tries to break free but Westlake pushes him back against the cage.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner lands a right hand.
Wagner is trying to break the clinch but Westlake is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Westlake has him pressed against the cage.
Colt Wagner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wagner.
Wagner throws a head punch that misses.
Wagner misses with the head strike.
Wagner has a couple of punches blocked by Westlake.
Westlake has clasped his hands together around Wagner's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wagner bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wagner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westlake pulls guard effortlessly.
Westlake is pulling down on Wagner's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westlake has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wagner off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Westlake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wagner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wagner looks to land a combination. Westlake sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Westlake keeps the fight on the outside.
Wagner tries to clinch but Westlake moves out of range.
Westlake changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wagner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Westlake appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wagner looks to clinch
and Westlake counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wagner is breathing heavily.
Westlake prevents Wagner from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Wagner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Westlake appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Colt Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wagner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Westlake throws a big counter combination but Wagner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wagner tries to pull guard but Westlake holds him up against the cage and eventually Wagner drops back down to his feet.
Wagner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westlake manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Westlake throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Westlake is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wagner's guard.
Westlake stays in close to Wagner's body and controls the position.
Wagner wants to stand and escape but Westlake is having none of it.
Tyler Westlake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wagner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Westlake.
Wagner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Westlake controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Westlake.
Westlake fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wagner sprawls well initially but Westlake persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wagner scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Westlake manages to mount him!
Wagner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Westlake breaks from Wagner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westlake controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Westlake landing strikes from the mount.
Westlake lands a big shot there that rocks Wagner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Westlake get's back to his feet.
Wagner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wagner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Westlake rather than just go for the knockout.
Westlake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Westlake circles away from the clinch attempt
and Westlake counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wagner won't be happy with that.
Wagner wants to get back to his feet but Westlake is dominant here and he's now got Wagner's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner is covering up but some of the strikes from Westlake are getting through and doing damage.
Westlake is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Wagner has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Westlake has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Wagner taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Westlake doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyler Westlake!
An out of breath Tyler Westlake thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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