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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colton Wilder (ranked 1935 p4p, 2863 weight class) and Franz Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilder's entrance music is Tombstone - Avatar Darko. A fine choice. Colton Wilder is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colton Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wilder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wilder moves into range and clinches up with Gruber.
Gruber wants the takedown. Wilder is fighting it off but Gruber persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wilder's guard against the cage.
Wilder lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gruber is on top in guard.
Gruber trying to control but Wilder is working from the bottom.
Wilder has control of Gruber's left arm, preventing Gruber from doing any damage.
Gruber sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wilder is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber tries to roll over but Wilder keeps him under control.
Gruber throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gruber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilder scores with a couple of nice shots.
Well, if Wilder 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.
Wilder uses his free foot to push down on Gruber's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gruber.
Wilder wants to control the pace but Gruber is squirming around nicely.
Gruber tries to reverse the position but Wilder maintains control.
Wilder lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wilder looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Franz Gruber has been cut.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gruber takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wilder with shots to the head and body - Gruber looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gruber is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Wilder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilder is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gruber can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gruber keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wilder with the ground and pound from mount.
Gruber bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wilder controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gruber looking to sit in guard and control but Wilder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gruber keeping moving, preventing Wilder from controlling successfully.
Gruber wants to sweep here but Wilder controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gruber is on top in guard.
Wilder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruber controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder 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.
Wilder has Gruber pulled in close to control his posture.
Wilder looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilder, not yet.
Wilder pulls Gruber in to control the position.
Gruber passes Wilder's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wilder is refusing to be controlled, as Gruber sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gruber prevents Wilder from improving his position.
Gruber is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gruber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gruber is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wilder tries to roll over but Gruber keeps him under control.
Gruber is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wilder tries to roll over but Gruber keeps him under control.
Gruber is keen to just control but Wilder is a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colton Wilder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franz Gruber's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gruber shoots in and drives through. Wilder sprawls well.
Gruber drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruber throwing strikes from guard but Wilder blocks nicely.
Wilder pulls Gruber in to control the position.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber stopping the sweep attempt from Wilder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gruber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gruber showed some decent athleticism there.
Wilder trying to control but Gruber postures up.
Wilder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wilder wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilder controlling the position.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gruber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilder is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Colton Wilder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wilder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wilder lands a nice shot that snaps Gruber's head back.
Gruber looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilder is fending him off so far but Gruber persists. Nope, Wilder circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Wilder misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Wilder catches Gruber right on the button with a cross.
Wilder paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gruber takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gruber is defended easily by Wilder.
Colton Wilder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Gruber.
Wilder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gruber, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilder lands with a left to the head.
Gruber wants a takedown.
Wilder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gruber tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gruber can't get the takedown.
Gruber lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wilder makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wilder.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruber trying to control but Wilder is working from the bottom.
Gruber stopping the sweep attempt from Wilder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilder 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.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilder is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wilder wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colton Wilder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Franz Gruber's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gruber drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gruber preventing the sweep.
Gruber content to stall in guard here.
Wilder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gruber is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilder has wrist control.
Wilder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gruber is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder is working hard here to advance position.
Wilder pulls Gruber in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber wants to control from the top but Wilder keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilder is on top in guard.
Wilder passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gruber is trying to improve his position.
Gruber takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That has opened up Franz Gruber's cut even more.
Gruber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gruber can do to turn this around?
Gruber manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder keeping hold of Gruber's head, controlling as best he can.
Wilder has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gruber prevents Wilder from improving his position.
Wilder keeping control of the position.
Gruber throwing shots but Wilder is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber wants to take a breather but Wilder is having none of it.
Wilder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilder desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gruber trying to control from half guard but Wilder is working away.
Wilder is concentrating on defense, preventing Gruber from advancing position.
Gruber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wilder does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wilder manages to get to full guard.
Wilder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gruber trying to control but Wilder is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wilder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilder cracks Gruber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wilder, as that shot connected.
Wilder lands a really nice looking cross but Gruber seems unphased.
Wilder drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wilder controlling from the top position.
Wilder trying to control but Gruber is working from the bottom.
Wilder postures up and lands a big shot to Gruber's brow.
Colton Wilder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gruber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wilder preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colton Wilder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilder has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colton Wilder!
Our winner, Colton Wilder, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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