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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 423 p4p, 341 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 59 p4p, 44 weight class). Winston has chosen The Lost Boy as his entrance music. Harry Winston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 cm 41 190 29 - 14 - 0 |
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178 cm 37 200 28 - 25 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice defenses there by Wallace. Wallace swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Wallace throws a series of punches but Winston avoids them all with ease. Winston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Wallace throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice defenses there by Wallace. A little feinted left hand from Wallace on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Winston moves out of range of the strikes. Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Winston ducks under a wild hook from Wallace. Wallace looks to land a combination but Winston avoids it well. Winston throws a leg kick that is checked and Wallace counters with a straight right hand. Winston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace. Wallace takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action! Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Wallace gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winston shoots for a takedown but Wallace saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Wallace tries to bum rush Winston with a series of wild strikes but Winston uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Winston dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Winston scores with a body shot.
Winston has a takedown stuffed. Wallace bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winston's head. Wallace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Harry Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winston moves away. Wallace uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Winston has time to react. Winston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winston misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Wallace.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winston moves away. A countering left hand to the body from Winston misses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winston moves away. Winston scores with the left hand. Wallace knows he should have avoided that one. Winston tries a low kick but Wallace avoids it. Winston closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wallace circles away. It looked like Wallace wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. William Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston. Wallace misses with a wild body shot. Winston looking to score a takedown here. Wallace is defending well but Winston drives through and ends up in Wallace's guard. Wallace has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Winston is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. Winston misses with the head strike.
Wallace prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Wallace. Wallace lands a jab to Winston's midsection. Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice cross by Winston. William Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A jab from Wallace finds it's way through Winston's defenses. Winston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winston.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away. Wallace slips under a jab. Wallace is looking to counter punch. Wallace throws out a powerful jab. A punch combination from Winston misses. Wallace seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. A cross from Wallace lands.
Winston is rocked! We've been told by Wallace's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Winston looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wallace! This has been an exciting period of action! Winston looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wallace is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Winston is trying to ground and pound but Wallace uses the momentary lack of control by Winston to regain half guard. Winston scoring with strikes to the body and head. Winston lands strikes from half guard. Wallace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winston. Wallace taking some punishment here, with Winston in his half guard. Winston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Winston looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Winston is looking for a kimura but Wallace is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Winston to get the leverage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that William Wallace will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Wallace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab. Wallace drops his hands momentarily and Winston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. A jab lands there for Winston. Wallace misses the jab. A nice side step and Winston releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Winston connects with the punch. Winston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Winston throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range. Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winston. Winston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Winston throws a shot from downtown. Wallace moves away and avoids it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Winston misses with a straight right. Good shot there by Wallace. Wallace stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wallace wants it to stay on the feet. Winston scores with a sloppy right hand. Wallace should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winston pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Winston throws a sloppy body shot
and Wallace counters with a lovely straight right hand! Winston is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him? Winston tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Winston seems to have recovered his senses. A big left from Wallace misses. Winston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Winston. Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Wallace with a nice cross. Winston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Some wild striking there from Winston.
Wallace is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Winston throws a right and a left that both miss. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Winston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wallace doesn't seem bothered though. Winston throws a right hand that Wallace ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallace also avoids with ease. Wallace misses with an uppercut. Winston saw that one coming. Winston slips under a jab from Wallace. Winston with the counter takedown but Wallace avoids it easily. Wallace gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Winston to score an easy takedown into full guard. Winston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Winston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Wallace looking to control.
Winston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Winston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Winston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Wallace trying to keep a closed guard but Winston is proving a slippery customer.
Wallace lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Winston escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wallace gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Wallace will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Wallace stopping the sweep attempt from Winston.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Winston looking for a triangle here. Wallace is fighting it but it looks tight! Winston pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Wallace is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Harry Winston! Harry Winston gave a mention to Aspire Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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hype
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