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Event:
ABW 110 Huhrera - O'Byrne
Date: Mar 01, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Welder closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Welder throws a strike but Dream avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welder throws an elbow that misses. Dream uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Welder's guard. Nice move by Dream!#REVB#
Dream trying to stand up but can't free himself from Welder's guard.
Welder managing to control the position. #ES#
Welder manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dream stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dream wants it to stay on the feet.
Welder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dream circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Welder drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Dream follows Welder to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naikrul Dream!
Naikrul Dream decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
ABW 101 Scrotum - Hammer
Date: Jan 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Santos throws a series of punches but Welder moves out of range.
Welder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
Welder shoots in and bounces Santos off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Welder is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Welder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Welder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB2#
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos wants to stand but Welder is controlling the position.
Welder landing some decent shots from guard.
Welder lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Welder is working Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Welder postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Santos's head off the mat! Santos is out! He's out! Welder jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Doug Welder!
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Event:
ABW 96 De Lange - Galute
Date: Jan 09, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Welder closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Lange did well to prevent Welder getting side control.
De Lange gets full guard.#SUB#
De Lange has his feet on Welder's thighs here. He's pushed Welder off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Welder screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nadine De Lange!
Nadine De Lange is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Nadine De Lange was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
ABW 89 Murhaa - Tanaka
Date: Dec 14, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Welder closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Welder lands in his opponent's guard.#ES#
Henrique is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Welder presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #BC#
Henrique's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Welder avoids a punch combination nicely.
#TD2#
Welder darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrique is looking to control Welder's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henrique avoid being mounted?
Welder throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Welder there. #CUT2#
It looks like Pedro Henrique has been cut.
Welder lands with a punch from half guard.
Welder slips a nice elbow through Henrique's hands, connecting with Henrique's forehead.#CUT2#
Pedro Henrique's cut is getting worse.#T1#
Henrique is looking for a sweep. Welder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Welder working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #ROC2#
Henrique is rocked!#CUT2#
Pedro Henrique's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Henrique is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Welder's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Welder's back!
Welder wants to control his opponent's hands but Henrique gets his hands free.
Welder just looking to survive in the bad position.
Henrique is not going to allow Welder to sit and survive in this position.
Welder holding both Henrique 's hands and preventing any damage.
You can see the frustration on Welder's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Welder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henrique. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2##SUB#
Henrique has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Welder trying to control the action but Henrique just sinks the hooks in.
Welder trying to get back to his feet but Henrique is in full control for now. #SUB#
Welder defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Welder trying to control the action but Henrique just sinks the hooks in.
We've been hearing good reports from Henrique'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.#T3#
Welder tries to roll but Henrique sticks to his back.
Welder is trying to get back to his feet but Henrique has full control of the position and if anything, Welder has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Welder trying to control the hands but Henrique breaks the grip.
Welder tries to escape the position.
Welder trying to control the hands but Henrique won't let him.
Welder is trying to break free.
Henrique gets his hands free as Welder looks to control. #T4#
Henrique trying to control momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henrique not allowing Welder to control his hands.
Henrique is trying to stick to Welder's back but Welder is turning into Henrique. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Henrique's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Welder.
Henrique preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Welder connects with a couple of short punches.#CUT2#
Jeez, Pedro Henrique's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pedro Henrique's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doug Welder!
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Event:
Angry Birds War 81
Date: Nov 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Welder swats away the attempt to clinch by MacNeill.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacNeill.
Welder stuffs the takedown.#CL#
Welder has managed to clinch.
#TD#
Welder gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
MacNeill pulls Welder in close to prevent any damage.
Welder is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at 3Band MMA ($500/week) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Welder controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
MacNeill is looking to stand up but Welder isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welder looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1#
Welder'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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
MacNeill should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Welder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Welder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. MacNeill defends it nicely.
Welder shoots in but no luck this time. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Welder. No joy for MacNeill on that attempt. #CL2#
MacNeill closes the distance and pushes Welder back into the cage.#BC2#
MacNeill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacNeill shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Welder defends it nicely.
Doug Welder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fiachra MacNeill.#TD#
Welder shoots in and bounces MacNeill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Welder controls from within his opponent's guard.
Welder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Welder postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Welder sitting in guard, not really doing much.
MacNeill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
MacNeill looking to control.
MacNeill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Welder showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Welder cracks MacNeill with a solid left hand.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Welder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
MacNeill trying to keep a closed guard but Welder is proving a slippery customer.
MacNeill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Welder is controlling him.
Welder cracks MacNeill with a solid left hand.
Welder sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed MacNeill's guard.
Welder trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Welder lands a nice short elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Welder controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Welder dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Welder bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Welder in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - MacNeill has eaten all the pies!
Welder working the head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacNeill is pushing Welder's head away, looking to escape. Welder manages to hold on to the position though.
A big shot lands for Welder! That's hurt MacNeill! Will he recover? Welder fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Welder!
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Event:
SFC FN 2: Guerrero x Divac
Date: Jun 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Ross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Welder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ross or perhaps it was just good defense by Welder, which made it look bad. #TD2#
Welder shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Welder showed some decent athleticism there.
Welder working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Well, if Welder is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ross wants to improve his position but Welder is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross pushes Welder off but Welder dives into side control.
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Welder drags him back down.
Ross is trying to control Welder's posture but Welder avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Welder connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ross some visible discomfort.
Welder in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Welder works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Welder is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ross will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Welder scores with a couple of short elbows.
Welder looks up at the clock and then as Ross takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Welder smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Welder working the head with strikes.
Welder controls the position.
Let's hope that Welder has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Welder lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Welder landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T2#
Welder landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welder is working Ross over with some ground and pound from side control. #ROC2#
Ross is rocked!
Ross knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Welder on the ground.#SUB2#
Welder is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ross looks calm but he's in trouble here. Welder gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ross is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Welder lets go of the hold and Ross can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Doug Welder!
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Event:
SFC FightNight: 1
Date: May 23, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Welder manages to get an easy takedown there - catching White on his heels. He'll look to pass White's guard now, I'm sure.
Welder showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
White keeping moving, preventing Welder from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welder postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Welder engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Welder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if White can do anything to dispel that myth.#T1#
Welder postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
White gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White stalling.
White trying to control the position but instead, Welder has worked for underhooks and has pushed White into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from White.
Welder tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.
White leaves Welder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T2#
Welder closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Welder pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Welder. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
White moves into range and clinches up with Welder.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Welder.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
Welder is breathing heavily.
Welder fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Welder is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
White lands a right hand.
White just leaning against Welder, taking a breather.
White stalling in the clinch.
White receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A left hand lands to the body for White.
White lands with a short shot to the head. #T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
A bit of stalling here from White.
White lands a shot to the body.
White is working Welder over against the cage.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Welder backwards.
White effectively controlling the action here.
White displaying some good clinch control by pressing Welder up against the cage.
White is defending well against a takedown attempt.
White has Welder pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Great White.
Welder misses with a takedown #CL2#
and White counters by clinching up.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Welder or not.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Welders head. #T4#
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White digs a right hand underneath Welder's ribcage. Welder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Welder.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
White lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great White dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've been informed that White has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Welder fails to pull guard.
White slows down the pace here.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
Welder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White effectively controlling the action here.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White avoiding damage.
Great White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Welder changes levels and goes for a takedown here. White fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL2#
White moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
The referee is keeping an eye on White - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
White avoiding damage.
White continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The referee calls for White to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Great White.#CL2#
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White tries a body shot but Welder blocks it.
Welder has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. White avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Welder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Welder.
Welder is trying to pull guard but White turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T2#
White is pushing Welder up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Welders head.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Welder is defending well for now.
White holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Welder tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Welder drops back down to his feet.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White lands a body punch.
White effectively controlling the action here.
Welder tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#T3#
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
White is pushing Welder up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
White stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Great White.#CL2#
White closes the distance and clinches.
White stalling against the cage.
Welder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Welder changes levels and goes for a takedown here. White fights it off and pushes away nicely.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Welder gets tackled into the cage by White. White maintains the clinch. #T4#
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White scores with a shot to the side of Welder's head.
Welder has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. White is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Welder backwards. #ROC2#
Welder is rocked!#BC2#
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oh Welder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
White closes the distance and pushes Welder back into the cage.
White manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Welder seems to have got his legs back now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as White takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on White's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from White on the inside.
Welder tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Welder closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Welder pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL2#
White drives through and clinches with Welder against the cage.
Welder wants a takedown.
White works on Welder's body with a couple of short punches.
Welder trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Welder into the cage.
White lands an elbow inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White avoiding damage.
White keeps control of Welder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T1#
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Welder backwards.
A hook to the body from White.
Welder letting White take a breather here.
White creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Welder's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Welder drops to his knees and White pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Great White!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Yu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yu works Welder's body with a nice hook.
Yu connects with a body shot that sends Welder's belly button to the back.
Welder shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yu as he jumps to the side.
Welder dodges the punch combination from Yu.
Welder fails to land the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Yu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Welder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Welder is breathing heavily.
Yu jabs Welder to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Welder checks the leg kick.
Yu lands a nice shot to the body.
Welder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Welder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yu scores with a jab.
Yu lands a right hook to the body.
#T1#
Yu lands with a nice body punch.
Yu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yu batters Welder with a massive right followed by a huge left! Welder is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Yu lands a final crushing right hand to drop Welder to the mat with a gruesome thud! Yu is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dude Yu!
Post fight, an emotional Dude Yu said 'Stand and BANG with me BITCH!!!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 10, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Welder looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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.
Welder slips a nice elbow through Rodriquez's hands, connecting with Rodriquez's forehead.
Welder is taking a breather. Rodriquez 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.
Welder is thwarting Rodriquez's attempts to control the position.
Welder stops Rodriquez from getting back to his feet.
Welder wants to pass to mount but Rodriquez is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welder content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T1#
Welder's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Welder has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#SUB2#
Rodriquez is defending against the submission attempts here by Welder.
#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Welder sitting and controlling from the half guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Doug Welder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welder will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#TD2#
Rodriquez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Welder to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Welder engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T3#
Rodriquez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welder is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Welder thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rodriquez is wriggling around but Welder manages to pass to half guard.
Well, if Welder is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#SUB2#
Welder is trying to work for a kimura but Rodriquez is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Welder looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Welder 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.
#R2##TD2#
Welder drives through with a takedown into guard. #ES#
Rodriquez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rodriquez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Welder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Welder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Welder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodriquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#TD2#
Welder closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rodriquez to the mat! Rodriquez manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SU2#
Welder gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #TD2#
Welder closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Welder performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Doug Welder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Welder wants to free his trapped foot but Rodriquez is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T1#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Welder in particular looking to stall.
Welder is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Welder sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rodriquez is trying to stand up here but Welder is controlling him well. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Welder with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rodriquez taking some punishment here, with Welder in his half guard.
Welder content to control rather than advance.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Welder.#T3#
Welder is pressing down on Rodriquez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodriquez is holding on for now.
Welder performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Welder dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Rodriquez has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Doug Welder!
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