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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vack Wards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zap Brannagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wards comes into the arena with The Beast And The Harlot blaring out of the sound system. 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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203 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vack Wards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zap Brannagan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Wards as Brannagan shoots in.
Wards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wards wants to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Brannagan blocks the leg kick.
Wards misses with a leg kick.
Brannagan shoots in but Wards avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wards keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vack Wards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zap Brannagan.
Brannagan slips a jab and a cross from Wards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brannagan shoots in and drives through. Wards sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wards scores with a spinning back kick!
Vack Wards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wards keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wards misses with a double jab.
Vack Wards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Wards does no damage.
Brannagan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wards is fending him off so far but Brannagan persists. Nope, Wards circles away and we're back to standing.
Wards throws a right hand that Brannagan ducks under and follows up with a left that Brannagan also avoids with ease.
Brannagan tries for a takedown but Wards sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wards clinches up against the cage.
Brannagan wants a takedown.
Wards manages to break the clinch.
Brannagan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wards misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brannagan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wards circles away.
Wards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brannagan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wards is breathing heavily.
Wards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brannagan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wards misses with a wild combination.
Wards could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Brannagan fails to land the takedown.
Wards tries to bum rush Brannagan with a series of wild strikes but Brannagan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Wards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wards tries to bum rush Brannagan with a series of wild strikes but Brannagan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brannagan shoots in for a double leg but Wards sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brannagan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wards swivels and escapes.
Wards stuffs the takedown.
Wards wants to clinch up but Brannagan keeps it at a distance.
Wards throws a series of punches but Brannagan avoids them all with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Wards as Brannagan shoots in.
Wards misses with a body shot.
Brannagan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wards.
Brannagan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wards is trying to stand.
Brannagan is thwarting Wards's attempts to control the position.
Wards wants to get back to his feet.
Brannagan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brannagan is trying to work for a kimura but Wards is defending well.
Wards wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vack Wards dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brannagan shoots in but no luck this time.
Brannagan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wards tries to avoid it but Brannagan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wards to the ground. Wards escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vack Wards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wards throws the kick towards the body but Brannagan avoids it.
Brannagan closes the distance and clinches up with Wards, looking for a takedown. Brannagan pushes Wards against the cage but Wards circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vack Wards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zap Brannagan.
Wards keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wards tries to bum rush Brannagan with a series of wild strikes but Brannagan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wards looks to land a combination but Brannagan avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brannagan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Brannagan or perhaps it was just good defense by Wards which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannagan fails with the takedown.
Brannagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wards.
Wards doesn't manage to clinch there - Brannagan circles away.
Brannagan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brannagan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wards moves in looking to clinch but Brannagan pushes him off.
Brannagan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wards misses with a double jab.
Wards misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brannagan blocks a jab.
Brannagan looks for a takedown but Wards sprawls well.
Wards swinging wilding here.
Brannagan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wards's waist but Wards gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brannagan off to one side.
Brannagan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wards.
Brannagan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wards swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannagan slips a jab and a cross from Wards.
Wards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brannagan shoots in but Wards avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brannagan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brannagan shoots for a double leg takedown but Wards sprawls well. He's pushed Brannagan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Wards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wards misses with a wild combination.
Wards tries to bum rush Brannagan with a series of wild strikes but Brannagan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brannagan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brannagan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brannagan shoots for a takedown but Wards saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brannagan looks for a takedown but Wards sprawls well.
Brannagan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wards misses with a double jab.
Wards looks to land a combination but Brannagan avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vack Wards dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brannagan dodges the punch combination from Wards.
A combination from Wards does no damage.
Brannagan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wards.
No joy there for Wards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brannagan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wards throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wards tries to clinch up but Brannagan circles away and keeps his distance.
Brannagan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wards swivels and escapes.
Brannagan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wards pinned against the cage. Wards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brannagan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vack Wards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zap Brannagan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannagan dodges the punch combination from Wards.
Wards misses with a low kick.
Brannagan shoots in but Wards avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wards tries to land a leg kick but Brannagan saw it coming and moves away.
Wards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brannagan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brannagan fails to land the takedown.
Brannagan closes the distance and clinches up with Wards, looking for a takedown. Brannagan pushes Wards against the cage but Wards circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wards misses with a series of wild punches.
Brannagan staying out of range there.
A head kick from Brannagan lands but Wards takes it in his stride.
Wards misses with an uppercut.
Brannagan fails with the takedown.
Wards stuffs the takedown attempt from Brannagan. Brannagan gets slowly back to his feet.
Brannagan shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannagan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wards.
Wards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Wards does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from Wards. No joy for Brannagan on that attempt.
Wards fails to land with a series of punches.
Wards misses with a body kick.
Brannagan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Wards.
Wards swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Brannagan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brannagan wants to control from the top but Wards keeps moving.
Brannagan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wards is keeping the position for now.
Wards might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brannagan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wards is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brannagan, into his guard.
Zap Brannagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brannagan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wards uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brannagan tries to bench press Wards off him but Wards keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zap Brannagan.
I think Wards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vack Wards!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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