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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Barcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wilkinson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Game is Over. Rashad Wilkinson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nicolas Barcos's chin.
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rashad Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Barcos!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barcos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilkinson stuffs the takedown attempt from Barcos. Barcos gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilkinson cracks Barcos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barcos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wilkinson lands a nice shot that snaps Barcos's head back.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barcos.
Wilkinson throwing a counter right hand but Barcos manages to avoid it.
Barcos with a poor takedown
and Wilkinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Rashad Wilkinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Barcos.
A punch lands to the side of Barcos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wilkinson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Barcos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barcos fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Barcos tries to counter it with a takedown but Wilkinson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wilkinson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wilkinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wilkinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barcos manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Wilkinson.
Barcos is rocked!
Wilkinson leaves Barcos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barcos.
Wilkinson connects with a right hand. Barcos shakes it off.
Wilkinson bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Barcos! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Barcos is still in real trouble! Can Wilkinson finish him?
Wilkinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barcos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilkinson advances to half guard.
Barcos has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson is pressing down on Barcos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barcos is holding on for now.
Barcos seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilkinson seems to be working for a kimura but Barcos defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkinson wants to pass to mount but Barcos is defending the position.
Barcos trying to hold on to Wilkinson's head to control him but Wilkinson postures up.
Wilkinson is keen to just control but Barcos is a slippery customer.
Barcos wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson works his way into side control.
Barcos is looking for a sweep.
Wilkinson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barcos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wilkinson tries for a kimura but Barcos is defending well.
Barcos regains half guard.
Barcos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wilkinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barcos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilkinson pushes down on Barcos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wilkinson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson trying to control the action but Barcos is working from the bottom.
Wilkinson is looking for a kimura here.
Barcos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wilkinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Barcos is retaining full guard.
Barcos wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilkinson trying to control but Barcos is working from the bottom.
Barcos looking to control.
Barcos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barcos wants to sweep here but Wilkinson controlling him for the moment.
That's four 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.
Wilkinson postures up.
Wilkinson wants to pass the guard but Barcos is keeping the position.
Wilkinson forces his way into half guard.
Wilkinson is looking to advance position but Barcos won't allow it.
Barcos punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilkinson tries to pass to full mount but Barcos defends it.
Barcos is staying active underneath Wilkinson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barcos wants to improve his position but Wilkinson is controlling well.
Wilkinson is trying to control. Barcos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barcos tries to roll over but Wilkinson keeps him under control.
Barcos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Wilkinson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barcos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilkinson pinned against the cage. Wilkinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barcos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilkinson swivels and escapes.
Wilkinson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nicolas Barcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Barcos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rashad Wilkinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Barcos.
Barcos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wilkinson lands with a nice combination. Barcos backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Nicolas Barcos has been cut.
Wilkinson moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Barcos goes down! Can Wilkinson finish him!?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkinson passes Barcos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wilkinson tries to pass to full mount but Barcos defends it.
Wilkinson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barcos defends it well.
Wilkinson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Barcos!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wilkinson punching from mount but Barcos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wilkinson moves to take his opponent's back.
Barcos showing good submission defense here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcos looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Wilkinson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Barcos defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Wilkinson has the hooks in. Barcos is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Barcos showing good submission defense here.
Wilkinson tightening his grip on Barcos, looking for the choke.
Wilkinson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Barcos has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Barcos is trying to defend against the choke here but Wilkinson has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Wilkinson Tightens the hold and Barcos taps out furiously! Wilkinson displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rashad Wilkinson!
After winning the bout, Rashad Wilkinson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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