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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dolph Ziggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The WoodTik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dolph Ziggler 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dolph Ziggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The WoodTik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
WoodTik shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ziggler as he avoids it easily.
Ziggler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ziggler avoids the attempt from WoodTik to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
WoodTik is looking to improve his position but Ziggler isn't that keen on the idea.
Ziggler unloading with bombs!
Ziggler avoids the attempt from WoodTik to control.
Ziggler landing shots from mount.
Ziggler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
WoodTik is trying desperately to improve position.
WoodTik in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
WoodTik is trying to reverse the position but instead Ziggler has taken his back - oops!
WoodTik looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ziggler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WoodTik is taking damage to the body and head.
Ziggler could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
WoodTik tries to escape but Ziggler has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
WoodTik controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
WoodTik tries to break free.
Ziggler tries to get the hooks in deep but WoodTik pushed the leg off.
Ziggler has good solid back control here.
Ziggler avoiding WoodTik 's attempts to control his hands.
WoodTik is keeping busy.
WoodTik trying to control the position but Ziggler manages to sink in the hooks.
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.
Ziggler controls the action.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Ziggler. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
WoodTik tries to roll but Ziggler sticks to his back.
WoodTik looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ziggler.
Ziggler is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because WoodTik is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
WoodTik is trying to break free.
Ziggler biding his time, controlling WoodTik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WoodTik wants to control his opponent's hands but Ziggler gets his hands free.
Ziggler is breathing heavily.
WoodTik is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
WoodTik manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ziggler's guard. Nice work there by WoodTik.
WoodTik is pushing down on Ziggler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ziggler is fighting to maintain full guard but WoodTik has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ziggler taking some punishment here, with WoodTik in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
WoodTik not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ziggler tries to get to full guard but WoodTik has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. WoodTik lands a nice short elbow.
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.
WoodTik works his way into side control.
Ziggler is looking to reverse the position.
WoodTik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
WoodTik looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ziggler gets back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. WoodTik connects with a nice short shot to Ziggler's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolph Ziggler dominated that 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.
WoodTik fails with the takedown.
The WoodTik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziggler is looking to clinch.
WoodTik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
WoodTik tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dolph Ziggler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The WoodTik.
WoodTik drags the fight down to the ground.
Ziggler gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ziggler pushes WoodTik up against the cage in a clinch.
WoodTik gets control of Ziggler's arms and successfully pulls guard. WoodTik will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
WoodTik working for a triangle but Ziggler defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ziggler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziggler decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nice takedown defense from Ziggler. No joy for WoodTik on that attempt.
WoodTik shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ziggler counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ziggler lands a head kick. WoodTik smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
WoodTik scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
WoodTik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ziggler works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ziggler manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziggler looking to control but WoodTik is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ziggler is working for a guillotine from mount but WoodTik frees his head quite easily.
WoodTik is looking to get to half guard.
WoodTik wants to hold on but Ziggler pushes him away.
WoodTik is in all sorts of trouble here.
WoodTik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WoodTik wants to control but Ziggler is having none of it.
Ziggler working for a guillotine from mount but WoodTik is in no mood to give up.
WoodTik can't escape the position.
WoodTik wants to control but Ziggler is having none of it.
WoodTik looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ziggler is hanging on to WoodTik's back as he tries to escape.
Ziggler doesn't have the hooks in and WoodTik manages to turn into his guard.
Ziggler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in WoodTik's guard.
Ziggler stops WoodTik from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ziggler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ziggler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. WoodTik is keeping the position for now.
Ziggler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
WoodTik trying to keep a closed guard but Ziggler is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolph Ziggler dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ziggler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
WoodTik avoids the head kick by Ziggler.
Ziggler swats away the attempt to clinch by WoodTik.
WoodTik drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ziggler is working an open guard so WoodTik takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
WoodTik scores a takedown into full mount!
Ziggler manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The WoodTik has got the better of the ground game so far.
WoodTik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ziggler defending well though.
Ziggler wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WoodTik uses his free foot to push down on Ziggler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ziggler.
WoodTik connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
WoodTik sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ziggler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
WoodTik avoids the attempt from Ziggler to control.
WoodTik is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ziggler can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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.
Ziggler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ziggler is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ziggler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
WoodTik get's back to his feet.
WoodTik closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ziggler circles away.
Ziggler tries to clinch but WoodTik moves away
and WoodTik counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ziggler is not content to let WoodTik control the position.
WoodTik looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
WoodTik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ziggler's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziggler trying to control from the bottom.
Ziggler taking some punishment here, with WoodTik in his half guard.
Ziggler trying to control but WoodTik postures up.
Ziggler tries to get to full guard but WoodTik has control of the leg.
WoodTik slips a nice elbow through Ziggler's hands, connecting with Ziggler's forehead.
The WoodTik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
WoodTik scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
WoodTik is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ziggler sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ziggler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
WoodTik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ziggler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
WoodTik sitting in guard here, content to control.
WoodTik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
WoodTik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ziggler has his feet on WoodTik's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dolph Ziggler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from WoodTik.
And that's the end of the fight!
The WoodTik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ziggler 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dolph Ziggler!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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