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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Lima could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tommy Wilson's chin.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilson.
Wilson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson checks a leg kick.
Wilson's coach down at Tetras Bowl was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wilson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lima lands a head kick!
Wilson defending well as Lima loads up on a big left hand.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Lima.
Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Lima rushes Wilson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
I was talking to Lima's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lima tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima misses with a punch on the inside.
Lima is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lima wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lima is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
Lima trying to stall but Wilson improves his position.
Lima tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Lima misses with an elbow over the top.
Wilson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lima is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lima tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
Lima working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lima has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lima is trying to break free.
Lima trying to stall but Wilson improves his position.
Maybe Lima would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Lima is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lima can't break the clinch.
Lima has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lima misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lima.
Lima is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Lima back against the cage.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lima tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Lima really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head punch on the inside from Lima fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Lima avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Wilson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has Lima pressed against the cage, preventing Lima from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lima breaks the clinch.
Lima clinches with his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
Lima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson lands a slapping body shot.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lima.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Lima misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lima dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lima misses with the combination.
Lima misses with an uppercut. Wilson saw that one coming.
Lima drives through and clinches with Wilson against the cage.
Wilson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lima pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lima tries a low kick but Wilson avoids it.
Wilson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
An inside leg kick lands from Lima.
Lima connects with an inside leg kick.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Lima's body. Lima takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Lima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lima misses with a body shot
and Wilson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lima is trying to stand up here but Wilson is controlling him well.
Lima blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilson.
Lima wants to get back to his feet.
Lima trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wilson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lima scrambles back to his feet.
Lima needs to keep his hands up - Wilson had a free shot at his head there.
Lima is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lima. That's going to slow Wilson down.
Lima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lima.
Lima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Wilson lands with a good body shot.
Lima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wilson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diego Lima is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lima manages to avoid it.
Lima tries to score with a low kick but Wilson moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima misses with a low kick.
Lima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lima swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson presses Lima against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lima lands an elbow that stopped Wilson in his tracks for a moment.
Wilson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lima after a bit of a struggle.
Lima struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Lima is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
Lima breaks the clinch.
Lima swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima has managed to clinch.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Wilson digs a right hand into Lima's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lima's gas tank.
Lima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson scores with a shot to the side of Lima's head.
Lima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lima misses with some punches.
Wilson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lima misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Diego Lima will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Wilson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Lima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lima looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Lima swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wilson looking to sit in guard and control but Lima gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wilson pulls Lima in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lima puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
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.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Lima has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wilson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wilson keeping hold of Lima's head, controlling as best he can.
Diego Lima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lima prevents Wilson from improving his position.
Wilson is looking to get back to full guard here but Lima has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Wilson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Lima decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Diego Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Lima avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head kick misses from Lima.
Lima motions for Wilson to come forward. Lima throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Lima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lima throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses. Lima uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by Lima!
Wilson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tommy Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lima has passed into half guard!
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 Diego Lima.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lima, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for Diego Lima!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Diego Lima!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Diego Lima!
Diego Lima wins by unanimous decision!
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