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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bang Pitung (ranked 811 p4p, 99 weight class) and Solomon Wilson (ranked 2534 p4p, 274 weight class). Pitung kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bars of Death - Radio Raheem. Wilson has chosen Simple Math - By: DL Incognito as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Bang Pitung has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bang Pitung seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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172 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bang Pitung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Wilson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Pitung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitung looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Pitung misses with an uppercut
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Pitung.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Pitung's head but Pitung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wilson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wilson takes one to the side of the head.
Wilson scores with a takedown into Pitung's guard.
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilson throwing strikes from guard but Pitung blocks nicely.
Wilson distracts Pitung with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pitung working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pitung wants to stand but Wilson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pitung prevents Wilson from improving his position.
Pitung is looking for a kimura but Wilson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pitung to get the leverage.
Wilson looking for submissions off his back.
Wilson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pitung looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wilson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pitung doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pitung manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wilson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pitung can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wilson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pitung's guard.
Wilson working some strikes from top position.
Wilson lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson prevents Pitung from getting back to his feet.
Pitung manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wilson manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitung tries to stand but Wilson is controlling from the bottom.
Wilson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pitung gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pitung has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilson, not yet.
Pitung cracks Wilson with a solid left hand.
Pitung throwing strikes from guard but Wilson blocks nicely.
Pitung throwing strikes from guard but Wilson blocks nicely.
Pitung looking to pass the guard.
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pitung 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pitung with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wilson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pitung wanted to stand there but Wilson had control of the position.
Wilson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wilson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pitung gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wilson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pitung wants to get up but he can't break Wilson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Solomon Wilson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wilson shoots in looking for a takedown but Pitung manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wilson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pitung shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pitung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pitung throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Wilson wants to counter with a clinch but Pitung pushes him away.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Pitung.
It seemed like Wilson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pitung tries to move into range but Wilson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson lands an overhand right.
Wilson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pitung was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pitung gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wilson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung is trying to control the position but Wilson postures up.
Pitung wants to get back to his feet but Wilson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pitung looking to control but Wilson passes into half guard.
Pitung wants to get back to full guard.
Wilson working Pitung over with strikes.
Wilson is thwarting Pitung's attempts to control the position.
Pitung controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Pitung is trying to stand back up but Wilson is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pitung with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pitung is looking to control Wilson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pitung avoid being mounted?
Pitung on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wilson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pitung looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pitung with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pitung trying to control from the bottom.
Pitung keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pitung tries to kick Wilson off but Wilson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pitung is controlling Wilson's trapped leg to prevent Wilson from advancing to side control.
Wilson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pitung wants to improve his position but Wilson is controlling well.
Wilson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pitung is just riding it out for now. Wilson eventually gives up the hold.
Wilson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pitung keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Pitung keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitung is trying to stand up here but Wilson is controlling him well.
Pitung tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
Wilson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pitung defending well though.
Wilson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wilson throwing shots but Pitung is blocking nicely.
Wilson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pitung defending well though.
Pitung has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wilson is working away from the top position though.
Wilson is looking for a kimura but Pitung is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wilson to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pitung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Pitung takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pitung walks into a stiff left hand from Wilson.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pitung lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A big left from Wilson misses.
Solomon Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitung takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pitung throws a leg kick
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Solomon Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pitung takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Pitung moved out of range.
Pitung looks for the body kick but Wilson saw that one coming.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Pitung does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wilson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pitung.
Pitung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
A jab from Wilson finds it's way through Pitung's defenses.
Pitung throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pitung.
Wilson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pitung avoids it really well and circles away.
Pitung slips a jab from Wilson.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson cracks Pitung with a good jab.
Wilson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a jab to the head.
Pitung throws a jab when Wilson was well out of range.
Wilson lands a glancing blow to the side of Pitung's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson lands with an overhand left.
Pitung moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson takes one on the button.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt
and Pitung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pitung swings widly with a right hand
and Wilson counters with a stiff right hand.
Pitung throws a body kick that misses
and Wilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pitung moves away from the strike by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
A head kick by Wilson misses
and Pitung counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Wilson.
Wilson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pitung's head.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pitung with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pitung wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pitung works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bang Pitung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pitung seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Pitung wants to get back to his feet but Wilson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson works over Pitung with some ground and pound from guard.
Pitung is trying to control the position but Wilson postures up.
Wilson working some strikes from top position.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pitung works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pitung's head.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from Pitung.
Pitung pulls Wilson in to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wilson distracts Pitung with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson landing with the ground and pound.
Wilson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Pitung has wrist control.
Wilson is in close to Pitung's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pitung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Solomon Wilson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wilson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Wilson!
An out of breath Solomon Wilson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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