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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan De Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Goss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goss comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Xerath: God of the Front Lines kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan De Wilde!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Goss!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Wilde with a hook.
Goss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from De Wilde.
Goss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Wilde.
Nice straight punches there by De Wilde. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Wilde.
De Wilde lands with a hook. Goss tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goss tries to clinch up.
Goss tries to clinch there but De Wilde circles away.
Goss lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Wilde thumps Goss with a low kick.
De Wilde changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Goss looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Goss is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goss is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked De Wilde off and has taken his back!
De Wilde rolls, trying to escape but Goss keeps control of the position.
Goss doesn't have the hooks in and De Wilde manages to turn into his guard.
De Wilde avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Wilde trying to control but Goss is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goss working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Wilde doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Wilde manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Wilde slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Wilde got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goss has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Wilde has managed to get both his arms back between Goss's legs - danger averted.
Goss can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De Wilde controls the pace.
De Wilde tries to free his leg and advance position but Goss is retaining full guard.
Goss escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Wilde gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De Wilde lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goss throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De Wilde scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Wilde keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Goss's head.
De Wilde stopping the sweep attempt from Goss.
Goss trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
De Wilde trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goss avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Wilde throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goss works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Wilde pushes down on Goss's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Goss is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Wilde pulls his head out easily.
De Wilde is trying to control. Goss wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. De Wilde connects with a nice short shot to Goss's temple.
Goss looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Goss looks like he's trying to stand up.
Goss is looking to improve his position.
De Wilde lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Wilde performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Goss manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde keeps the fight on the outside.
De Wilde blocks a low kick nicely.
De Wilde swings for the body but Goss moves out of range.
De Wilde cracks Goss with a good jab.
De Wilde throws a looping overhand right but Goss ducks down to avoid it.
De Wilde moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joseph Goss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goss tries a head kick but it misses.
Goss tries to clinch up
and De Wilde counters with a head kick.
Goss is looking to land body kicks.
Goss keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Wilde moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goss takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice straight punches there by De Wilde. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Wilde.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan De Wilde 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.
De Wilde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Wilde attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Goss throws a head kick that misses.
Goss throws a head kick but De Wilde moves out of range.
Goss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Goss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Wilde connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Goss momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Wilde.
Goss tries to close the distance and clinch but De Wilde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Wilde stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Wilde wants it to stay on the feet.
Goss wants to clinch up but De Wilde keeps it at a distance.
Jordan De Wilde is winning the standup battle so far.
Goss just misses with a punch to the body.
De Wilde connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Goss shoots in for a takedown but De Wilde shows good takedown defense.
Goss fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jordan De Wilde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Goss.
De Wilde scores with a leg kick.
Goss is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goss shoots in for a takedown but De Wilde shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Goss fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Wilde scores with a jab.
De Wilde lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Wilde lands a really nice looking cross but Goss seems unphased.
Goss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Goss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Wilde scores with a hook to the body. Goss takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Wilde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goss throws a head kick that misses.
De Wilde closes the distance and clinches up with Goss, looking for a takedown. De Wilde pushes Goss against the cage but Goss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Wilde bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goss doesn't manage to clinch there - De Wilde circles away.
De Wilde connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Wilde lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Goss misses
and De Wilde counters with a series of strikes. Goss will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice sprawl there from De Wilde as Goss shoots in.
De Wilde drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
De Wilde working the ground and pound from side control.
Goss tries to strike but it doesn't land.
De Wilde just content to control the position.
De Wilde seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Goss for as long as he can get away with.
De Wilde trying to control the position but Goss is working away.
De Wilde cracks Goss with a big elbow.
De Wilde is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goss is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De Wilde lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Goss down.
Goss tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Goss is pushing De Wilde's head away, looking to escape. De Wilde manages to hold on to the position though.
De Wilde cracks Goss with a big elbow.
De Wilde trying to control the position but Goss is working away.
De Wilde is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Goss is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Goss is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De Wilde's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
De Wilde tries to pass to full mount but Goss defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde is controlling the pace.
De Wilde takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De Wilde is trying to control the action in half guard but Goss is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Wilde lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Wilde controlling the action here.
De Wilde is trying to control the action in half guard but Goss is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goss makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Goss.
De Wilde stops Goss from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan De Wilde dominated that second 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.
De Wilde lands a jab.
Goss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Wilde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Wilde misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Wilde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goss pushes De Wilde up against the cage in a clinch.
De Wilde lands a hook that snaps the head of Goss backwards.
Goss misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, De Wilde scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goss takes a shot to the head.
De Wilde lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Wilde softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Wilde blocks an elbow strike from Goss.
De Wilde managing to block the knees to the body from Goss.
De Wilde softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Wilde takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Wilde tries for a takedown. No joy.
De Wilde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goss's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goss misses with a body punch.
De Wilde pushes Goss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goss with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from De Wilde fails to land.
De Wilde pushes Goss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Goss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Wilde lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from De Wilde.
De Wilde misses with some punches.
De Wilde scores with a shot to the side of Goss's head.
Goss struggles to land a body shot inside as De Wilde controls his hands.
De Wilde is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Goss gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De Wilde gets through Goss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goss tries to land knees in the clinch but De Wilde avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from De Wilde.
Goss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Wilde has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from De Wilde.
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!
Goss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Wilde lands a nice shot to the body.
De Wilde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goss pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Wilde.
Goss takes a shot to the head.
De Wilde avoiding damage as Goss throws knees to the body.
Goss takes a shot to the head.
Goss throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, De Wilde scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from De Wilde.
De Wilde blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Goss swings wildly with an uppercut but De Wilde uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Wilde avoiding damage as Goss throws knees to the body.
Goss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Wilde is defending well for now.
De Wilde managing to block the knees to the body from Goss.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Wilde lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Wilde makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goss connects with a knee to the head.
Goss looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Goss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Wilde.
De Wilde lands a right hand.
De Wilde scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Wilde lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Wilde lands a shoulder strike.
De Wilde lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from De Wilde.
De Wilde throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gosss head.
De Wilde cracks Goss with a nice body shot.
De Wilde lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goss backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Wilde.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from De Wilde.
De Wilde pushes Goss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Wilde lands a nice uppercut.
De Wilde stalls.
De Wilde avoiding damage as Goss throws knees to the body.
De Wilde works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Wilde pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Wilde scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, De Wilde scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Wilde lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from De Wilde.
De Wilde pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Wilde lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goss backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan De Wilde clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Wilde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goss tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Wilde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Wilde slips a jab and a cross from Goss.
Goss shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Wilde counters with a left to the body.
Nice shot by De Wilde.
Joseph Goss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goss moves to clinch but De Wilde breaks away
and De Wilde counters with a right hand to the body.
Goss is looking to clinch.
De Wilde darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Goss on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goss is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Goss on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
De Wilde trying to control the action but Goss is working from the bottom.
Goss actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde tries to pass the half guard into mount. Goss knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
De Wilde is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Wilde takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De Wilde trying to control from half guard but Goss is working away.
Goss wants to get back to full guard.
Goss has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, De Wilde escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by De Wilde!
Goss on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
De Wilde connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Goss some visible discomfort.
De Wilde cracks Goss with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Goss is looking for a sweep.
Goss takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goss is trying to get back to half guard.
Jordan De Wilde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Wilde landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Goss gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Goss is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Wilde 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.
De Wilde wants to free his trapped foot but Goss is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De Wilde looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goss with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Wilde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goss can do to turn this around?
Goss is refusing to be controlled, as De Wilde sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde lands with a punch from half guard.
De Wilde seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Goss looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Wilde scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De Wilde trying to control the action but Goss is working from the bottom.
Goss tries to roll over but De Wilde keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De Wilde lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goss wants to get back to his feet.
De Wilde is controlling the pace.
Goss on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from De Wilde.
De Wilde is looking to take a break and control but Goss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Wilde looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
De Wilde 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goss gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Wilde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goss working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Wilde doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Wilde manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Wilde avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan De Wilde had his way with Joseph Goss in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
De Wilde scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Goss tries to clinch but De Wilde is having none of it.
De Wilde gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Wilde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goss's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Goss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Wilde avoids it.
De Wilde lands a left hand.
De Wilde tries to throw a body punch but Goss avoids it by throwing De Wilde back against the cage.
Goss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Wilde is defending well for now.
De Wilde blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Wilde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goss misses with a knee strike.
De Wilde lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Wilde avoiding damage as Goss throws knees to the body.
De Wilde softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Wilde avoids it.
Goss is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Goss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Wilde.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde misses with a body punch.
De Wilde lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Wilde blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Wilde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Wilde lands an uppercut.
De Wilde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goss takes a shot to the head.
A short right from De Wilde on the inside.
De Wilde has clasped his hands together around Goss's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
De Wilde decides to stand up, so the ref orders Goss to his feet.
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!
Goss avoids a kick to the body.
Goss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Wilde drives through with a takedown into Goss's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
De Wilde trying to control the position from guard on top but Goss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Wilde stands up over Goss, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Wilde trying to control but Goss is working from the bottom.
Goss looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but De Wilde is defending well. Goss quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! De Wilde has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Goss celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joseph Goss!
Joseph Goss is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Joseph Goss thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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