SBG Ireland’s Walter
Cogliandro was coming off a two-fight skid and needed to
overcome an
Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran in Mark
Striegl to return to the win column. Striegl, who has a win
over former UAE Warriors featherweight king Do Gyeom
Lee, last saw action at UFC Fight Night 201 in a losing bid to
Chas
Skelly.
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Striegl’s stifling grappling was on display in Round 1, taking down
the Italian less than 20 seconds into the fight. But likewise
present was Cogliandro’s resilience, even ending the stanza with
elbows off his back to open up the Filipino as the bell
sounded.
In the second period, a game Cogliandro answered the bell with
heightened activity on the feet, utilizing his dirty boxing with a
few elbows and knees from the inside. Even when Striegl was able to
hold him against the cage, Cogliandro was still throwing
punches.
Striegl was able to take him down for some time in the final stage,
but as soon as Cogliandro stood up, he painted a story reminiscent
of the second round to take the judges’ nods. With the victory,
Cogliandro improved to 12-4 while Striegl dropped to 18-5.
Check out full UAE Warriors 39 results here.