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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rosendo Wagner (ranked 5419 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cardo Dalisay (ranked 7846 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardo Dalisay is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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187 cm
26
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
27
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rosendo Wagner! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cardo Dalisay! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dalisay connects with the punch. A left lands for Dalisay. Dalisay looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range. Dalisay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wagner. Dalisay cracks Wagner with a right hand to the side of the head. Wagner darts in looking for a takedown but Dalisay gets double underhooks and turns Wagner into the cage. Wagner darts in looking for a takedown but Dalisay gets double underhooks and turns Wagner into the cage. Dalisay lands a jab to Wagner's midsection. Nice cross by Dalisay. Wagner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dalisay. Dalisay misses with a few strikes there.
Wagner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Dalisay connects with the punch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dalisay throws a body shot but no joy. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dalisay. Dalisay takes a kick to the side of the head. Dalisay connects with a single shot there. Wagner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Dalisay does it's job there. The fighters circling - Dalisay throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Cardo Dalisay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wagner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dalisay. Dalisay misses with a looping right. Dalisay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wagner. Wagner circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Dalisay connects with a nice looking jab.
Dalisay catches Wagner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dalisay paws at him with a jab and circles away. Dalisay scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Dalisay swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Wagner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dalisay. Dalisay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it. Dalisay misses with an uppercut. As Dalisay tries to get set, Wagner tries to push him back and clinch up but Dalisay manages to avoid the attempt. Dalisay thows a left - swing and a miss! Dalisay lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dalisay lands a jab to the nose. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dalisay digs a good hook to Wagner's body.
Wagner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dalisay scores with a decent looking hook. Dalisay cracks a nice hook into Wagner's ribs. Dalisay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wagner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Dalisay with a hook. Dalisay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Wagner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Wagner wants to take the fight to the mat but Dalisay manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rosendo Wagner. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dalisay prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dalisay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dalisay lands a hook that snaps the head of Wagner backwards. Dalisay is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dalisay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wagner is looking to clinch but Dalisay is avoiding it.
Dalisay stuns Wagner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Wagner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dalisay is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wagner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Dalisay lands with a good body shot. Dalisay sizes up Wagner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Dalisay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Dalisay misses with a body shot.
Dalisay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Nice defenses there by Wagner. Wagner lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Dalisay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wagner at a distance.
Dalisay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dalisay's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wagner under the eye. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wagner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dalisay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wagner in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wagner on the wrong end of a nice jab. Dalisay with a jab. Dalisay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. The fighters circle momentarily. Dalisay darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Dalisay with a nice cross. Wagner moves away from the strike by Dalisay. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wagner. Dalisay moves into range and connects with a jab. Nice shot lands for Dalisay. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dalisay looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range. Dalisay connects with a body shot. Wagner on the wrong end of a nice hook. Wagner moves into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cardo Dalisay 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.
Dalisay scores with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagner looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Dalisay loads up on a big right hand but Wagner slips the punch. Wagner half committed to a counter leg kick. Wagner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dalisay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wagner. Wagner throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dalisay avoids it. 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. Dalisay takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses. Wagner is looking to counter the offense by Dalisay and move into the clinch. Cardo Dalisay seems to be getting the better of the standup. Wagner doesn't manage to clinch there - Dalisay circles away.
Wagner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dalisay dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Dalisay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dalisay circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Dalisay misses. Dalisay keeps the fight on the outside. Wagner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dalisay looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dalisay throws a hook to the side of Wagner's head but Wagner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Dalisay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wagner momentarily.
Nice body punch from Dalisay. Dalisay lands with a shot to the body. Wagner fails in his attempt to clinch. Dalisay looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range. Dalisay cracks Wagner with an open hand slap. Dalisay scores with a jab to the head.
Dalisay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it. Dalisay just misses with a punch to the body.
Dalisay keeps the fight on the outside. Dalisay lands a head shot. Wagner takes a shot right to the bread basket. Dalisay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wagner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good exchange - Dalisay coming out on top. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dalisay connects with a nice looking jab.
Dalisay loads up on a big right hand but Wagner slips the punch. Dalisay scores with a body shot.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch but Dalisay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Dalisay scores with a punch to the head. Wagner tries to clinch but Dalisay is having none of it. Wagner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dalisay. Dalisay throws out a loose jab but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it. Wagner wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Wagner moves out of range as Dalisay strikes. Wagner tries to counter by clinching up but Dalisay breaks away and moves out of range. Wagner needs to keep his hands up - Dalisay had a free shot at his head there. Dalisay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dalisay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Wagner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dalisay throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wagner counters with a body kick that stops Dalisay in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dalisay lands the left hand. Dalisay misses with a looping left. Wagner tries to clinch up but Dalisay circles away and keeps his distance. Wagner fails in his attempt to clinch. Wagner on the wrong end of a nice hook. Dalisay with a hook. Dalisay lands with an uppercut that bounces Wagner off the cage and back into range. Dalisay throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Dalisay cracks Wagner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Dalisay throws a looping overhand right but Wagner ducks down to avoid it. Dalisay scores with a hook to the body. Wagner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Wagner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dalisay throws out the jab. Wagner is looking to counter with head kicks. Dalisay lands a jab to the nose. Good shot there by Dalisay. Dalisay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wagner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A little jabbing left from Dalisay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wagner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. A jab from Dalisay finds it's way through Wagner's defenses. Wagner defending well as Dalisay loads up on a big left hand. Dalisay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wagner. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Wagner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dalisay punishes Wagner's body with a nice straight punch. Wagner tries to clinch there but Dalisay circles away.
Wagner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Dalisay connects with a nice looking jab.
Wagner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dalisay throws out the jab. Dalisay just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWagner. Cardo Dalisay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Wagner wants to clinch up but Dalisay keeps it at a distance. Jab from Dalisay. Dalisay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wagner was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalisay. Nice jab there from Dalisay. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cardo Dalisay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Wagner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dalisay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wagner. Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dalisay swats him away and circles back towards the center. Dalisay misses with a looping left. Dalisay dips to his left and cracks Wagner with an uppercut! Nice defenses there by Wagner. As Dalisay backs away, Wagner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Dalisay throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Wagner seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Dalisay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wagner's head backwards. Dalisay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
A little feinted left hand from Wagner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Dalisay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wagner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dalisay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wagner was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalisay. A telegraphed right hand from Dalisay misses the target. Wagner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dalisay to score with a decent uppercut. Dalisay pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Dalisay sizes up Wagner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dalisay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wagner was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalisay. Dalisay misses with a left hand and Wagner counters with a slapping leg kick. Wagner takes a body punch but keeps moving. Dalisay digs a good hook to Wagner's body.
Dalisay scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Dalisay scores with a decent looking hook. Dalisay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Dalisay connects with a nice looking jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Dalisay as he connects with a hook. Dalisay misses with a looping right. Dalisay jabs at Wagner's body. Wagner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Dalisay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wagner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Dalisay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wagner wants to clinch up but Dalisay keeps it at a distance. Dalisay throws out a counter right but Wagner avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dalisay clobbers Wagner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. A jab from Dalisay misses. Wagner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Wagner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Dalisay throws a shot from downtown. Wagner moves away and avoids it. Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dalisay. Wagner drives through and clinches with Dalisay against the cage.
Wagner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short uppercut from Dalisay. Wagner is trying to pull guard but Dalisay has him pressed against the cage. Wagner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dalisay is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rosendo Wagner. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wagner jumps guard and drags Dalisay to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Wagner wants to control but Dalisay passes easily into half guard.
Wagner trying to control but Dalisay postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wagner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Dalisay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wagner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dalisay has managed to get both his arms back between Wagner's legs - danger averted. Wagner throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wagner wants to sweep but no luck. Dalisay trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wagner's guard. Dalisay postures up.
Dalisay wanted to stand there but Wagner had control of the position. Dalisay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Dalisay stopping the sweep attempt from Wagner.
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. Dalisay wants to control from the top but Wagner keeps moving. Wagner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wagner stands up out of the half guard. Dalisay with a body punch. A glancing blow. Dalisay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dalisay swats him away and circles back towards the center. Dalisay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wagner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Wagner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Dalisay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wagner in his tracks. Dalisay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it. Wagner lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Wagner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rosendo Wagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Dalisay scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight! Cardo Dalisay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Dalisay winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30 Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 25:30 Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cardo Dalisay!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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