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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Wills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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148 lbs
17 - 6 - 1 |
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30
147 lbs
18 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilson Wills!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wills connects with the punch.
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cox throws a jab when Wills was well out of range.
Cox throws a head kick that misses.
Cox shoots in looking for a takedown but Wills manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cox's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cox closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wills did well to prevent Cox getting side control.
Nice strikes from Cox there.
Cox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wills felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wills blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cox.
Cox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wills keeps working.
Cox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Cox.
Cox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wills is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills is trying to maintain the position but Cox is very close to passing his half guard.
Wills blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cox.
Cox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cox looks to land a strike but Wills avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cox lands a couple of elbows.
Cox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wills's head.
Cox landing with the ground and pound.
Cox is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox postures up and lands a big shot to Wills's brow.
Wills throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wills controls Cox momentarily but Cox frees himself.
Wills working for a triangle but Cox defends it easily.
Cox tries to free his leg and advance position but Wills is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cox working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cox postures up in Wills's guard and throws a big left but Wills blocks it.
Cox controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cox cracks Wills with a solid left hand.
Cox is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wills working for a triangle but Cox defends it easily.
Wills working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox lands a couple of digs.
Wills trying to keep a closed guard but Cox is proving a slippery customer.
Cox scoring with some ground and pound.
Cox with a nice head shot there.
Wills keeping full guard, as Cox tries to pass.
Cox throws a strike but Wills rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cox wants to sweep here but Wills controlling him for the moment.
Cox looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Cox dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cox shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wills as he avoids it easily.
Cox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wills can do to turn this around?
Cox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wills misses with an uppercut. Cox saw that one coming.
Cox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cox closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wills quickly recovers to half guard.
Wills is trying to maintain the position but Cox is very close to passing his half guard.
Cox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wills with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cox trying to control the action but Wills is working from the bottom.
Wills looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cox is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wills defends it well.
Wills is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox prevents Wills from improving his position.
Cox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cox 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wills manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cox postures up in Wills's guard and throws a big left but Wills blocks it.
Cox postures up and lands a big shot to Wills's brow.
Cox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wills is keeping the position for now.
Cox got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wills has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cox has managed to get both his arms back between Wills's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cox scoring with some ground and pound.
Cox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wills works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cox advances position into side control!
Wills on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wills taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cox working the ground and pound.
Steve Cox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wills manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cox is looking to control Wills's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cox avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cox controls his leg.
Wills is thwarting Cox's attempts to control the position.
Cox tries to get to full guard but Wills has control of the leg.
It looks like Wills is going to stand back up.
Wills is looking to advance position but Cox won't allow it.
That's four 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.
Wills wants to get back to his feet.
Cox actively working from the bottom here.
Cox is trying to maintain the position but Wills is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wills wants to stand up but Cox is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Cox dominated that second round.
That's time! Cox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cox bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cox scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Wills's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wills tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wills is not content to let Cox control the position.
Cox lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cox in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wills is trying to control Cox's posture but Cox avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox landing a few strikes.
Wills taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wills struggling a bit here.
Cox tries for a kimura but Wills is defending well.
Cox landing a few strikes.
Cox working the ground and pound from side control.
Cox looks up at the clock and then as Wills takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cox smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cox connects with a decent elbow.
Cox scoring with punches from side control.
Wills is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Cox's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cox prevents Wills from escaping the position.
Cox working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wills on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cox is working Wills over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cox lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wills down.
Cox lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wills keeps working.
Wills takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Steve Cox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wills tries to improve position but can't.
Cox just content to control the position.
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.
Wills is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cox's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wills gets full guard.
Cox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cox lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cox's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wills escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wilson Wills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wills has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cox should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Wills has tightened it up now! Cox should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wilson Wills!
After the fight, Wilson Wills was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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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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