Post by The Sandman on Jul 6, 2022 21:17:40 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Ryan Bader chants all around the place!
Ryan Bader looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Fabricio Werdum is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Fabricio Werdum comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Ryan Bader and Fabricio Werdum touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Ryan Bader fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Werdum blocks that. It was easy!
Werdum launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Fabricio Werdum tries to bring the fight to the ground
Darth Bader goes down.
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Darth Bader
Werdum is in open guard over Darth Bader... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Darth Bader hyper-extended his leg
Crippling lock!
Darth Bader struggles to free himself
Darth Bader rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Back to the beginning! Ryan Bader is standing now.
Darth Bader is standing while Werdum is on the ground on his back
Fabricio Werdum doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Fabricio Werdum is on his feet again.
Fabricio Werdum tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Darth Bader is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Darth Bader
Werdum is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Werdum is in open guard over Darth Bader... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Darth Bader rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in PostFinance-Arena (Bern, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Werdum wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Ryan Bader pushes away Werdum trying to keep the fight at striking range
Werdum doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ryan Bader
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Fabricio Werdum pushes Darth Bader against the cage and tries to work his dirty boxing
Darth Bader pushes Werdum away and circle away
Fabricio Werdum tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Darth Bader is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Darth Bader
Fabricio Werdum pushes Ryan Bader against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Werdum jumps and tries to free his leg! Darth Bader doesn't allow this but Fabricio Werdum is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Darth Bader
Ryan Bader attempts to move to full guard
Fabricio Werdum keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Darth Bader
Fabricio Werdum tries to free his leg
Fabricio Werdum uses some of his skill by jumping out of Darth Bader's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader tries to turn in and scramble out. Fabricio Werdum timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Ryan Bader slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Ryan Bader is in open guard over Werdum
Werdum tries to close his guard around Darth Bader
He is not able to do it
Ryan Bader is in open guard over Werdum
Werdum throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Ryan Bader realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Werdum misses a step and Ryan Bader sees an opportunity to counter him!
Darth Bader cartwheels towards Werdum!
Werdum fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Ryan Bader is in open guard over Werdum
Werdum tries to close his guard around Darth Bader
He is not able to do it
Ryan Bader is in open guard over Werdum
Werdum tries to close his guard around Darth Bader
He is not able to do it
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Darth Bader studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Darth Bader is holding Fabricio Werdum's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Fabricio Werdum shows great balance while pushing away Ryan Bader
Werdum tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Fabricio Werdum!
Darth Bader is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Darth Bader has a small cut in his Left cheek
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Fabricio Werdum tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Ryan Bader jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Ryan Bader tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fabricio Werdum jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Darth Bader leads with a punch
Fabricio Werdum avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Darth Bader's Left eye is beginning to swell
Fabricio Werdum takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Fabricio Werdum fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Fabricio Werdum shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Ryan Bader is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Werdum into his guard.
Darth Bader seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Fabricio Werdum fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Darth Bader seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Darth Bader decides to launch some tentative punches
Ryan Bader takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Werdum and Darth Bader circle around the center of the cage.
Werdum tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Fabricio Werdum fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Darth Bader
Ryan Bader tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Darth Bader
Ryan Bader tries to close the guard.
Darth Bader put Fabricio Werdum in closed guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Darth Bader
Fabricio Werdum tries to pass Ryan Bader's guard...
Fabricio Werdum manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Darth Bader
Ryan Bader attempts to move to full guard
Fabricio Werdum keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Darth Bader
Werdum launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Darth Bader is covering himself! Werdum tries to force the situation and Darth Bader clumsily gives his back!
Werdum is in rear mount over Darth Bader
Darth Bader has given his back to Fabricio Werdum who is trying to get one hook in!
Fabricio Werdum has one hook in!
Werdum is in rear mount over Darth Bader with one hook in
Darth Bader has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Ryan Bader uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Ryan Bader. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in PostFinance-Arena (Bern, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Fabricio Werdum takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Ryan Bader shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Fabricio Werdum is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Darth Bader into his guard.
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Werdum
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Werdum tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ryan Bader!
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Werdum suddenly holds Ryan Bader's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Darth Bader struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Werdum is locking that Armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Darth Bader's eyes...
That Armbar looks tight...
Werdum secures the lock while Ryan Bader refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Fabricio Werdum by Submission (Armbar) at 2:39 Round 2
Statistics: Ryan Bader
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 177 s
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 184 s
Werdum submission'ed Bader to death. Poor Darth just wanted to fight, and Werdum would have none of that fighting business, and instead power-chained takedowns and subby-wubs to get the victory. The Emperor is pissed.
Ryan Bader looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Fabricio Werdum is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Fabricio Werdum comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Ryan Bader and Fabricio Werdum touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Ryan Bader fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Werdum blocks that. It was easy!
Werdum launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Fabricio Werdum tries to bring the fight to the ground
Darth Bader goes down.
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Darth Bader
Werdum is in open guard over Darth Bader... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Darth Bader hyper-extended his leg
Crippling lock!
Darth Bader struggles to free himself
Darth Bader rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Back to the beginning! Ryan Bader is standing now.
Darth Bader is standing while Werdum is on the ground on his back
Fabricio Werdum doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Fabricio Werdum is on his feet again.
Fabricio Werdum tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Darth Bader is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Darth Bader
Werdum is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Werdum is in open guard over Darth Bader... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Darth Bader rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Fabricio Werdum. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in PostFinance-Arena (Bern, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Werdum wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Ryan Bader pushes away Werdum trying to keep the fight at striking range
Werdum doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ryan Bader
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Fabricio Werdum pushes Darth Bader against the cage and tries to work his dirty boxing
Darth Bader pushes Werdum away and circle away
Fabricio Werdum tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Darth Bader is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Darth Bader
Fabricio Werdum pushes Ryan Bader against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Werdum jumps and tries to free his leg! Darth Bader doesn't allow this but Fabricio Werdum is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Darth Bader
Ryan Bader attempts to move to full guard
Fabricio Werdum keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Darth Bader
Fabricio Werdum tries to free his leg
Fabricio Werdum uses some of his skill by jumping out of Darth Bader's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader tries to turn in and scramble out. Fabricio Werdum timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Ryan Bader slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Ryan Bader is in open guard over Werdum
Werdum tries to close his guard around Darth Bader
He is not able to do it
Ryan Bader is in open guard over Werdum
Werdum throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Ryan Bader realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Werdum misses a step and Ryan Bader sees an opportunity to counter him!
Darth Bader cartwheels towards Werdum!
Werdum fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Ryan Bader is in open guard over Werdum
Werdum tries to close his guard around Darth Bader
He is not able to do it
Ryan Bader is in open guard over Werdum
Werdum tries to close his guard around Darth Bader
He is not able to do it
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Darth Bader studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Darth Bader is holding Fabricio Werdum's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Fabricio Werdum shows great balance while pushing away Ryan Bader
Werdum tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Fabricio Werdum!
Darth Bader is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Darth Bader has a small cut in his Left cheek
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Fabricio Werdum tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Ryan Bader jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Ryan Bader tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fabricio Werdum jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Darth Bader leads with a punch
Fabricio Werdum avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Darth Bader's Left eye is beginning to swell
Fabricio Werdum takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Fabricio Werdum fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Fabricio Werdum shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Ryan Bader is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Werdum into his guard.
Darth Bader seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Fabricio Werdum fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Darth Bader seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Darth Bader decides to launch some tentative punches
Ryan Bader takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Werdum and Darth Bader circle around the center of the cage.
Werdum tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Fabricio Werdum fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Darth Bader
Ryan Bader tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Darth Bader
Ryan Bader tries to close the guard.
Darth Bader put Fabricio Werdum in closed guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Darth Bader
Fabricio Werdum tries to pass Ryan Bader's guard...
Fabricio Werdum manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Darth Bader
Ryan Bader attempts to move to full guard
Fabricio Werdum keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Darth Bader
Werdum launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Darth Bader is covering himself! Werdum tries to force the situation and Darth Bader clumsily gives his back!
Werdum is in rear mount over Darth Bader
Darth Bader has given his back to Fabricio Werdum who is trying to get one hook in!
Fabricio Werdum has one hook in!
Werdum is in rear mount over Darth Bader with one hook in
Darth Bader has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Ryan Bader uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Ryan Bader. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in PostFinance-Arena (Bern, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Fabricio Werdum takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Ryan Bader shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Fabricio Werdum is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Darth Bader into his guard.
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Werdum
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Werdum tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ryan Bader!
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Werdum suddenly holds Ryan Bader's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Darth Bader struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Werdum is locking that Armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Darth Bader's eyes...
That Armbar looks tight...
Werdum secures the lock while Ryan Bader refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Fabricio Werdum by Submission (Armbar) at 2:39 Round 2
Statistics: Ryan Bader
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 177 s
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 184 s
Werdum submission'ed Bader to death. Poor Darth just wanted to fight, and Werdum would have none of that fighting business, and instead power-chained takedowns and subby-wubs to get the victory. The Emperor is pissed.
