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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Deanthony Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Dragon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deanthony Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner misses with the combination.
Dragon throws a hook to the side of Wagner's head but Wagner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dragon moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Wagner goes down! Can Dragon finish him!?
Wagner is rocked!
Dragon stopping the sweep attempt from Wagner.
Oh Wagner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wagner throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dragon throwing strikes from guard but Wagner blocks nicely.
Wagner seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dragon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dragon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wagner is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dragon, into his guard.
Dragon isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wagner stacks Dragon on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wagner!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wagner tries to advance to mount but Dragon denies him.
Dragon regains half guard.
Dragon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dragon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dragon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wagner pulls his head out easily.
Dragon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wagner pulls his head out easily.
Dragon looking for submissions off his back.
Dragon taking some punishment here, with Wagner in his half guard.
Dragon actively working from the bottom here.
Dragon tries to roll over but Wagner keeps him under control.
Wagner is taking a breather. Dragon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dragon looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Wagner pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dragon looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Wagner is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Dragon is defending well though. Wagner let's go of the attempt for now.
Wagner scores with punches and elbows.
Good control from Wagner.
Wagner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is hanging on to Dragon's back as he tries to escape.
Dragon rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Dragon wants to get back to full guard.
Dragon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dragon is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wagner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Dragon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A clash of legs there as Wagner blocks the low kick.
Dragon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good work by Wagner as he checks the leg kick.
Dragon misses with a hook. Wagner ducked under it nicely.
Wagner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dragon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wagner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Deanthony Wagner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wagner looks to land a combination but Dragon avoids it well.
Randy Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragon moves away.
Wagner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wagner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dragon on the ground.
Wagner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dragon's guard.
Wagner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner content to control rather than advance.
Dragon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wagner pulls his head out easily.
Dragon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wagner pulls his head out easily.
Wagner wants to pass to mount but Dragon is defending the position.
Wagner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dragon actively working from the bottom here.
Wagner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dragon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dragon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wagner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dragon looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dragon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dragon actively working from the bottom here.
Wagner postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dragon to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Wagner both land. Nice combination.
Dragon looks to land a left hand but Wagner moved out of range nicely.
Dragon misses with a straight left.
Wagner throws a series of punches but Dragon avoids them all with ease.
Wagner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab by Wagner.
Randy Dragon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wagner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dragon circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragon is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dragon throws a jab when Wagner was well out of range.
Wagner tries to bum rush Dragon with a series of wild strikes but Dragon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dragon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wagner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Randy Dragon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Dragon misses its intended target.
Wagner throws a body punch but Dragon moves out of range.
Dragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Wagner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Dragon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dragon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wagner.
Wagner swinging wildly here.
Dragon throws a body punch but Wagner moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner moves out of range as Dragon strikes.
Dragon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragon swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wagner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragon.
Dragon throws a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Wagner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragon misses with a straight right.
Wagner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wagner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wagner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dragon drops Wagner with a big left hand and mounts him. Wagner is in big trouble!
Wagner defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dragon.
Dragon is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Dragon extends the arm and Wagner is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randy Dragon!
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