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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Wieland (ranked 450 p4p, 1016 weight class) and Olivier Dujardin (ranked 62 p4p, 132 weight class). Wieland comes to the cage accompanied by Ran-D - Zombie. Dujardin has chosen Sosa by Leto & Guy2bezbar as his entrance music. 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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Great wrestler
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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Wieland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivier Dujardin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wieland cracks a nice hook into Dujardin's ribs.
Dujardin misses the jab.
Wieland takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dujardin blocks a jab.
Wieland scores with the left hand. Dujardin knows he should have avoided that one.
Wieland tests Dujardin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dujardin misses with a takedown attempt - Wieland sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wieland half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wieland throws an overhand right that lands on Dujardin's shoulder, as Dujardin tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dujardin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dujardin misses with a hook
and Wieland counters with a left and a right that stings Dujardin.
Wieland misses with a hook
and Dujardin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wieland misses with a jab to the body
enabling Dujardin to counter with a crisp jab.
Wieland moves out of range of the strikes.
Wieland is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wieland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dujardin moves away.
Dujardin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wieland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dujardin.
Wieland dodges the punch combination from Dujardin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wieland fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slow jab from Dujardin misses its intended target.
Wieland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wieland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dujardin.
Dujardin throws a lazy uppercut
and Wieland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin slips a straight right by Wieland.
Wieland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dujardin manages to avoid it.
Wieland tests Dujardin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wieland cracks Dujardin with an open hand slap.
Dujardin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dujardin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wieland misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin misses with a looping right.
Dujardin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wieland throws a jab when Dujardin was well out of range.
Dujardin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wieland.
Wieland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dujardin.
Dujardin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dujardin misses with a straight left.
Wieland feinted with a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Wieland dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wieland throws a shot from downtown. Dujardin moves away and avoids it.
Dujardin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wieland throws a series of punches but Dujardin moves out of range.
Dujardin looks to land a left hand but Wieland moved out of range nicely.
Wieland looks to land a right hand but Dujardin moved out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Wieland tries to move into range but Dujardin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dujardin sizes up Wieland with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dujardin moves out of range as Wieland strikes.
Dujardin slips a straight right by Wieland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dujardin throws a shot from downtown. Wieland moves away and avoids it.
Wieland throws a right hand that misses
and Dujardin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wieland misses with a right hand
and Dujardin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dujardin.
Wieland is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wieland looking to control.
Wieland is pulling down on Dujardin's head. It's preventing any offense from Dujardin, at least for the moment.
Wieland seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dujardin wants to pass the guard but Wieland is keeping the position.
Dujardin preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieland is trying to control the position but Dujardin postures up.
Dujardin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dujardin landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dujardin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wieland is looking for a triangle but Dujardin pushes his legs off easily.
Dujardin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wieland's head.
Dujardin trying to control but Wieland is working from the bottom.
Dujardin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dujardin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dujardin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wieland has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dujardin has managed to get both his arms back between Wieland's legs - danger averted.
Dujardin throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieland is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dujardin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wieland holds on and takes a little breather.
Wieland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wieland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dujardin trying to control here.
Wieland trying to control the pace.
Wieland thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dujardin's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wieland is trying to work for a kimura but Dujardin is defending well.
Dujardin is staying active underneath Wieland, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wieland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dujardin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wieland.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dujardin is trying to get back to full guard.
Wieland thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Olivier Dujardin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Wieland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wieland misses with a hook. Dujardin ducked under it nicely.
Dujardin throws out a counter right but Wieland avoids it with no problem.
Wieland throws a hook but Dujardin avoids it easily.
Dujardin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dujardin drops his hands momentarily and Wieland takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dujardin throws a looping overhand right but Wieland ducks down to avoid it.
Dujardin misses with a hook
and Wieland counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wieland is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dujardin is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieland throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wieland is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wieland lands strikes from half guard.
Wieland sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dujardin defending well though.
Randy Wieland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wieland connects with a nice short shot to Dujardin's temple.
Wieland works his way into full mount!
Dujardin is looking to improve his position but Wieland isn't that keen on the idea.
Wieland with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wieland scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dujardin is desperately trying to improve his position but Wieland has a good base and remains in mount.
Wieland putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wieland putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dujardin taking shots to the head.
Wieland 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.
Wieland working the ground and pound effectively.
Dujardin is rocked!
The referee warns Dujardin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dujardin is still in real trouble! Can Wieland finish him?
Wieland connects with a bit shot that sees Dujardin covering up! More strikes from Wieland and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Wieland is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Wieland!
During a confident post fight interview, Randy Wieland thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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