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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wedge Xiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Wauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xiii comes to the cage accompanied by Tenacious D - Master Exploder. Wauler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Good 'ol Boy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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169 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wedge Xiii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glenn Wauler!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiii fails with a takedown attempt.
Wauler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Xiii finds it's way round the side to connect with Wauler's head.
Xiii connects with a jab.
Wauler gets caught flat footed, as Xiii shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Xiii with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wauler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xiii's guard.
Xiii seems keen to control Wauler's posture.
Wauler slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiii is adopting a defensive guard.
Xiii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Xiii wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Wedge Xiii just wasn't active enough.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wauler.
Wauler swings for the body but Xiii moves out of range.
Wauler leaves Xiii with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Xiii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wauler throws a lazy uppercut
and Xiii counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Xiii drops an elbow to the side of Wauler's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiii prevents Wauler from improving his position.
Xiii 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.
Xiii throws a strike but Wauler avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Xiii throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xiii preventing the sweep.
Xiii passes Wauler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wauler wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiii missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wauler is looking to improve his position.
Xiii is trying to control. Wauler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Xiii is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Xiii's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Xiii wants to take a breather but Wauler is having none of it.
Xiii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Xiii stalling away here and it's allowed Wauler to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wauler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Xiii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiii throws an elbow that misses. Wauler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Xiii's guard. Nice move by Wauler!
Xiii lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wauler!
Wauler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wedge Xiii dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wauler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Xiii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wauler manages to avoid it.
Wauler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xiii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wauler's coach down at Kick In The Nutz Gym (14 Elite Coaches, Low Cap) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wauler's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wauler tries to close the distance and clinch but Xiii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wauler misses the shot to the body.
Wauler scores with the left hand. Xiii knows he should have avoided that one.
Wauler avoids the head kick by Xiii.
Wauler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wauler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wauler swings for the body but Xiii moves out of range.
Wauler throws a body punch but Xiii moves out of range.
Wauler looks to clinch
and Xiii counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wauler won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiii sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wauler is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Xiii throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiii working the strikes but Wauler uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Xiii thows a huge punch but Wauler dodges it nicely.
Xiii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wauler's head.
Xiii throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wauler to regain full guard.
Wauler is trying to control the position but Xiii postures up.
Xiii tries to free his leg and advance position but Wauler is retaining full guard.
Wauler is pulling down on Xiii's head to control his posture.
Xiii trying to control the position from guard on top but Wauler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wauler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Wedge Xiii just wasn't active enough.
Xiii misses with a hook.
Xiii takes a kick to the side of the head.
Xiii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wauler moves away.
Xiii shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiii seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiii is stalling here. Wauler is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Xiii seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wauler has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Xiii is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wauler working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiii tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Xiii gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wauler content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wedge Xiii dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wauler wants to land a leg kick but Xiii is out of range.
Xiii throws a head kick that misses.
Wauler throws a hook but Xiii blocks it.
Xiii throws a head kick but Wauler moves out of range.
Glenn Wauler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wauler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Xiii is looking to land body kicks.
A jab lands there for Wauler.
Xiii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wauler misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wauler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wauler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xiii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wauler scoring well with a low kick there.
Wauler throws a right and a left that Xiii avoids nicely.
Xiii shoots in but no luck this time.
Wauler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xiii shoots in looking for a takedown. Wauler tries to sprawl out of it but Xiii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wauler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Xiii.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wedge Xiii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xiii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wauler.
Wauler throws a jab when Xiii was well out of range.
Wauler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xiii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wauler wants to land a leg kick but Xiii is out of range.
Glenn Wauler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wedge Xiii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiii fails to land the takedown.
Glenn Wauler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wauler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wauler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wauler tries to clinch but Xiii moves out of range.
Glenn Wauler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wauler misses with a body shot.
Wauler just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiii throws out a powerful jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wauler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xiii looks to land a combination but Wauler avoids it well.
Xiii throws a sloppy head kick and Wauler moves out of range easily.
Wauler throws a hook to the side of Xiii's head but Xiii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Xiii misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wauler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiii. Wauler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xiii takes one on the button.
Wauler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xiii decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wauler's guard.
Xiii looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Xiii passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Xiii moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wauler throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Glenn Wauler.
I think Xiii 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wedge Xiii!
A relieved looking Wedge Xiii thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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
RATING
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