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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Midgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Midgar has chosen I am a Real American - Rick Derringer as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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202 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Midgar!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midgar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Midgar misses with a series of wild punches.
Midgar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson gets a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Wilson seems content to control.
Wilson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Midgar is just riding it out for now. Wilson eventually gives up the hold.
Midgar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wilson shoots in and bounces Midgar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Midgar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Midgar keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Midgar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Midgar keeps moving.
Midgar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson tries to strike from the bottom.
Wilson trying to control the position.
That's two 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.
Wilson controlling the position.
Wilson is looking for a triangle but Midgar pushes his legs off easily.
Midgar trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wilson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Midgar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Midgar trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Midgar controlling him for the moment.
Midgar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking for a triangle but Midgar pushes his legs off easily.
Midgar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Midgar leaves Wilson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wilson gets a takedown into half guard.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Midgar wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Midgar is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wilson escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midgar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Midgar avoids it well.
Wilson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Midgar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson counters with a single leg into guard. Midgar didn't expect that.
Wilson postures up.
Midgar wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wilson wanted to stand there but Midgar had control of the position.
Midgar trying to control the position.
Midgar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Midgar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Midgar catches Wilson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Midgar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilson.
Wilson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Midgar is retaining full guard.
Wilson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wilson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Midgar looking for a sweep. Not yet Midgar, not yet.
Wilson wanted to stand there but Midgar had control of the position.
Midgar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Midgar is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wilson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Midgar.
Midgar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Wilson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wilson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Midgar to his feet.
Midgar throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Midgar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Midgar tests Wilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Midgar blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Stevie Midgar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midgar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Midgar.
Midgar misses with a combination
and Wilson counters with a nice leg kick.
Wilson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Midgar's guard.
Brian Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Midgar looking for a sweep. Not yet Midgar, not yet.
Wilson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wilson stands up from Midgar's guard - Wilson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Midgar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Midgar misses with a double jab
and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Midgar won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midgar gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Wilson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wilson throwing strikes here but Midgar is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wilson with the ground and pound from mount.
Wilson looking for a guillotine from mount but Midgar is having none of it.
Wilson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wilson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Midgar is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Midgar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wilson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Midgar blocking the ground and pound.
Wilson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Midgar can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Midgar is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Midgar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Wilson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Midgar.
Midgar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wilson on the side of the head.
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wilson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilson has gone for a leg lock! Midgar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wilson's guard.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Midgar trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Midgar controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson trying to strike off his back.
Midgar wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Wilson working for a triangle but Midgar defends it easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Midgar misses with a wild combination.
Midgar jabs at Wilson's body.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Midgar.
Stevie Midgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Midgar looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Midgar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wilson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Midgar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wilson stands and throws Midgar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wilson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Midgar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wilson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midgar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wilson off and has taken his back!
Wilson wants to escape the position.
Midgar wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy.
Midgar looking to break Wilson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Wilson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Midgar will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Brian Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Midgar tightening his grip on Wilson, looking for the choke.
Wilson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Wilson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Midgar's guard. Nice work there by Wilson.
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.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Midgar keeps moving.
Midgar trying to keep a closed guard but Wilson is proving a slippery customer.
Wilson is stalling in the full guard.
Wilson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Wilson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Wilson!
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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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