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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Wright (ranked 3341 p4p, 3591 weight class) and William Maxey (ranked 399 p4p, 419 weight class). William Maxey is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lincoln Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, William Maxey!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maxey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt
and Maxey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maxey counters with a head kick.
Wright tries for a takedown but Maxey circles away easily
and Maxey counters with a body kick.
Maxey lands a high kick!
Maxey throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wright's head.
Wright tries to clinch up.
Wright takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wright stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maxey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maxey has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Wright missing with knees to the body.
Maxey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maxey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maxey slips a jab and a cross from Wright.
Maxey has managed to clinch.
Wright keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maxey's efforts to push away.
Wright is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Maxey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright jumps guard but Maxey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maxey is trying to force a seperation but Wright has the dominant position.
Wright is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maxey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright doesn't manage to clinch there - Maxey circles away.
Maxey lands a head kick. Wright smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maxey dives in for a single leg takedown but Wright sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maxey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wright, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxey prevents the takedown attempt.
Maxey stops a takedown attempt from Wright.
Maxey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maxey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright throws a head kick that misses
and Maxey counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maxey rushes Wright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maxey is looking to break free of the clinch but Wright has double underhooks.
Wright has Maxey pressed against the cage, preventing Maxey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maxey has had enough of the clinch but Wright keeps him there for the moment.
Wright tries for a takedown but Maxey manages to get underhooks.
Maxey managing to block the knees to the body from Wright.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maxey pushes Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wright looks to clinch
and Maxey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wright thinking.
Maxey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wright as he jumps to the side.
Maxey connects with an inside leg kick.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Maxey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wright, pushing him back against the cage.
Wright tries to pull guard but Maxey holds him up against the cage and eventually Wright drops back down to his feet.
Wright is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maxey is keeping busy.
Maxey can't break the clinch.
Maxey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxey working Wright over with knees to the body.
Maxey scores with a knee to the head.
Wright changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maxey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maxey throws a nice head kick!
Wright takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maxey throws a head kick that Wright semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maxey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wright.
Maxey stops Wright from passing to mount.
Maxey wants to get back to his feet but Wright drags him back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Maxey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maxey leaves Wright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wright on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Maxey coming out on top.
Maxey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wright tries to clinch but Maxey moves away
and Maxey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maxey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maxey clinches up with Wright and pushes him back against the cage.
Wright trying to land knees to the body.
Wright trying to control the position but instead, Maxey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wright into the cage.
Maxey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright has Maxey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maxey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maxey is pressed up against the cage. Wright has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maxey down to the mat. Maxey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A nice leg kick from Maxey, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Maxey.
Wright gets tackled into the cage by Maxey. Maxey maintains the clinch.
Wright dodges an elbow strike from Maxey.
Wright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wright throws a low kick but Maxey moves out of range easily.
Maxey throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Maxey darts in and clinches Wright up against the cage.
Maxey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maxey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maxey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maxey avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxey throws a good cross that connects.
Maxey moves into range and clinches up with Wright.
Maxey is trying to break free.
William Maxey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Maxey both land. Nice combination.
Wright with a poor takedown
and Maxey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Wright closes the distance and clinches.
Wright fails to pull guard.
Wright wants a takedown.
Wright is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maxey to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maxey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wright, pushing him back against the cage.
Wright tries to stall but Maxey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wright tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maxey tries to break the clinch but Wright is controlling the position.
Wright keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maxey's efforts to push away.
Maxey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Maxey is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maxey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maxey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wright can't get the takedown.
Maxey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maxey.
Maxey has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wright doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maxey counters with a straight right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wright.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wright takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maxey scores with a head kick. Wright tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Maxey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright gets the takedown into side control.
Wright working away.
Wright controlling the position.
Maxey is trying to control Wright's posture but Wright avoids it.
Wright decides to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright looks to throw a body kick
and Maxey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wright fails with the takedown
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wright tries to pull guard but Maxey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Maxey lands with a straight right. Wright didn't see that one coming.
Maxey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wright is fending him off so far but Maxey persists. Nope, Wright circles away and we're back to standing.
Wright tries to counter by clinching up but Maxey breaks away and moves out of range.
Wright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maxey cracks Wright with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maxey counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wright.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maxey gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Maxey wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright is taking a breather. Maxey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wright's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Maxey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxey tries to get to full guard but Wright has control of the leg.
Wright slows the pace down in half guard.
Wright seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Maxey for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wright dives in for a single leg takedown but Maxey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maxey avoiding damage as Wright throws knees to the body.
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.
Wright has Maxey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maxey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maxey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maxey is looking to break free of the clinch but Wright has double underhooks.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maxey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wright, pushing him back against the cage.
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wright looks for a takedown but Maxey sprawls well.
Maxey is trying to counter with his kicks.
Maxey throws a head kick that Wright semi-blocks.
Maxey cracks Wright with an open hand slap.
Maxey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maxey duly obliges.
Lincoln Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Maxey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maxey throws a head kick that half lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Maxey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maxey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Maxey!
The defeated Lincoln Wright had this to say: 'Im sorry things didnt go may way, so i will go back to trining harder smarter...next time victory will be mine'.
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