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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zod Wettin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lock Bresnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wettin comes to the cage accompanied by If You Dare by Jim Johnston. Bresnar has chosen ABOVE THE LAW - murder rap 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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287 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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199 cm
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268 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zod Wettin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lock Bresnar!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bresnar throws out a loose jab but Wettin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wettin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wettin fails with a takedown attempt.
Wettin slips a jab from Bresnar.
Wettin fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wettin clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wettin.
Bresnar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bresnar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bresnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Wettin avoids the damage to the body.
Bresnar breaks from the clinch.
Wettin misses with a hook. Bresnar ducked under it nicely.
Bresnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Bresnar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bresnar throws a shot from downtown. Wettin moves away and avoids it.
Wettin is looking to counter punch.
Lock Bresnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wettin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zod Wettin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bresnar throws a shot from downtown. Wettin moves away and avoids it.
Wettin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bresnar just manages to avoid it.
Bresnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wettin moves away.
It looked like Wettin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bresnar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wettin.
Wettin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bresnar trying to control the position.
Wettin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bresnar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wettin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bresnar trying to keep a closed guard but Wettin is proving a slippery customer.
Wettin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bresnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wettin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wettin passes into half guard.
Bresnar trying to control but Wettin postures up.
Wettin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bresnar defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wettin throwing shots but Bresnar is blocking nicely.
Wettin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bresnar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wettin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wettin wants to take a breather but Bresnar is having none of it.
Bresnar tries to roll over but Wettin keeps him under control.
Wettin is working for a kimura but Bresnar is defending it quite comfortably.
Wettin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zod Wettin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wettin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bresnar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bresnar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bresnar trying to control the position here.
Bresnar is trying to keep Wettin in close.
Bresnar pulls Wettin in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wettin connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wettin throwing strikes but missing.
Bresnar wants to sweep here but Wettin controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wettin trying to control but Bresnar is working from the bottom.
Wettin looking to pass the guard.
Bresnar controls Wettin momentarily but Wettin frees himself.
Bresnar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bresnar keeping moving, preventing Wettin from controlling successfully.
Bresnar controlling Wettin's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wettin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bresnar takes a swing at Wettin's ribcage but misses.
Wettin scores with a takedown into Bresnar's guard.
Wettin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wettin with a nice head shot there.
Wettin is pushing down on Bresnar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bresnar is fighting to maintain full guard but Wettin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wettin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bresnar can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wettin thows a huge punch but Bresnar dodges it nicely.
Wettin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bresnar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wettin controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bresnar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bresnar being controlled here, momentarily.
Bresnar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bresnar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bresnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Bresnar, not yet.
Wettin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bresnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wettin tries to free his leg and advance position but Bresnar is retaining full guard.
Bresnar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bresnar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wettin is controlling him.
Wettin is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wettin fails with the takedown
and Bresnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Wettin misses.
Bresnar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wettin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wettin working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zod Wettin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big left from Wettin misses.
Bresnar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wettin scores with a sloppy right hand. Bresnar should have avoided that one.
A jab from Bresnar finds it's way through Wettin's defenses.
Wettin fails with the takedown.
Bresnar throws out a counter right but Wettin avoids it with no problem.
Wettin misses with a takedown
and Bresnar counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bresnar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bresnar lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wettin misses with an uppercut.
Wettin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bresnar defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zod Wettin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wettin or perhaps it was just good defense by Bresnar, which made it look bad.
Bresnar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bresnar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
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.
Wettin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Bresnar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wettin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wettin fails to land the takedown.
Bresnar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bresnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Wettin is just out of range.
Wettin sizes up Bresnar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Bresnar misses its intended target.
Wettin throws out a leg kick but Bresnar moves out of range and Wettin only half commits.
Wettin is looking to slow Bresnar down with leg kicks.
Lock Bresnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bresnar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wettin feinted with a counter takedown.
Bresnar throws a looping overhand right but Wettin ducks down to avoid it.
Bresnar throws an overhand right that lands on Wettin's shoulder, as Wettin tries to avoid the shot.
Lock Bresnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bresnar stuffs the takedown attempt from Wettin. Wettin gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Bresnar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bresnar tries to move into range but Wettin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bresnar throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bresnar wants it to stay on the feet.
Bresnar throws a shot from downtown. Wettin moves away and avoids it.
Wettin jabs Bresnar right on the nose. Bresnar blinks but takes it well.
Bresnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wettin tries to counter with a takedown but Bresnar is quick to defend against it.
Wettin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bresnar.
Wettin avoids the body shot from Bresnar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wettin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zod Wettin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wettin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bresnar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lock Bresnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wettin 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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