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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Cango (ranked 187 p4p, 218 weight class) and Time To Fight Wright (ranked 22 p4p, 24 weight class). Cango comes to the cage accompanied by Into Action by Tim Armstrong. Time To Fight Wright has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 cm 29 194 15 - 9 - 1 |
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189 cm 30 202 23 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Cango! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Time To Fight Wright! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A chopping leg kick lands by Cango. Wright shoots in and drives through. Cango sprawls well. Jack Cango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cango scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Wright fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Wright connects with a right hand. Cango shakes it off. Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wright moves away from the strike by Cango. Cango fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cango moves out of range of the strikes. Cango closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Cango blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Wright stalling in the clinch.
Cango landing knees to the head.
Wright misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cango has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Wright has hold of one of Cango's legs. Cango is fighting the takedown attempt but Wright gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Cango knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wright on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wright throwing strikes but missing. Wright distracts Cango with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Wright throwing strikes from guard but Cango blocks nicely. Cango utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Wright looking to sit in guard and control but Cango gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wright is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Wright is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cango is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wright bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cango's guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Cango looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Wright throws a big right hand that misses. Wright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Wright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Cango is looking to stand back up but Wright counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cango. Wright missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Wright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Wright looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Wright is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wright throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Wright stops Cango from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wright not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Wright looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Wright thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Wright scoring with strikes to the body and head. Cango blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wright. Wright thows a huge punch but Cango dodges it nicely.
Wright throws a strike but Cango avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Wright throwing strikes but missing. Wright stops Cango from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Wright wants to control from the top but Cango keeps moving. Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Cango utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Wright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Wright sitting in guard, not really doing much. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wright's corner. There ya go! There ya go! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Time To Fight Wright dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! Wright cracks Cango with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cango. Cango turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Cango throws a right and a left that Wright avoids nicely. Wright thuds his right hand into Cango's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Cango blocks a jab. Cango takes a jab right on the kisser.
Donk. Wright catches Cango right on the button with a cross.
Cango is rocked! Wright closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cango did well to prevent Wright getting side control. Oh Cango is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cango is staying active underneath Wright, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Wright is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Wright thows a huge punch but Cango dodges it nicely.
Wright slows the pace down in half guard. Wright tries to pass to full mount but Cango defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wright thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Cango seems to have got his legs back now. Cango avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wright. Cango is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wright scores with a couple of nice shots. Wright landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Cango keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Wright is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Well, if Wright is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cango is refusing to be controlled, as Wright sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wright is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cango! Cango holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wright tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wright throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Wright throws some wild stikes that Cango manages to avoid easily.
Wright pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Wright is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cango has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cango! Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wright looking for a sweep. Not yet Wright, not yet. Wright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cango has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Wright to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Cango is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Wright pulls down on the head and he's put Cango to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Time To Fight Wright! Time To Fight Wright looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Anybody can get it!'.
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hype
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RATING
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