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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Wilcox (ranked 3608 p4p, 2266 weight class) and Max All The Way (ranked 392 p4p, 269 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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2 - 1 - 0 |
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3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Wilcox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Max All The Way!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilcox gets caught napping as All The Way dives in and scores a takedown. Wilcox manages to retain guard.
All The Way postures up.
All The Way trying to control but Wilcox is working from the bottom.
Wilcox trying to control the position here.
All The Way wants to pass the guard but Wilcox is keeping the position.
Wilcox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilcox has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but All The Way can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wilcox keeping moving, preventing All The Way from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
All The Way pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilcox is keeping the position for now.
All The Way postures up in Wilcox's guard and throws a big left but Wilcox blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox keeping full guard, as All The Way tries to pass.
Wilcox working a defensive guard here.
All The Way trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilcox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
All The Way stands and throws Wilcox's legs to the side, diving into side control.
All The Way trying to control the position but Wilcox is working away.
Wilcox is looking for a sweep.
Wilcox sneaks back into half guard.
All The Way is looking to stall here but Wilcox recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
All The Way stopping the sweep attempt from Wilcox.
Wilcox keeping moving, preventing All The Way from controlling successfully.
Wilcox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
All The Way stopping the sweep attempt from Wilcox.
All The Way stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilcox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilcox lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox stands and throws All The Way's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wilcox remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
All The Way tries to bench press Wilcox off him but Wilcox keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on All The Way's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wilcox remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Wilcox goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, All The Way has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wilcox but great work by All The Way.
All The Way tries to advance to mount but Wilcox denies him.
All The Way trying to control the position but Wilcox is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
All The Way swings around for an armbar but Wilcox sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into All The Way's guard.
All The Way keeping moving, preventing Wilcox from controlling successfully.
Wilcox tries to free his leg and advance position but All The Way is retaining full guard.
Wilcox got a little sloppy there for a moment and All The Way has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wilcox has managed to get both his arms back between All The Way's legs - danger averted.
Wilcox trying to control but All The Way is working from the bottom.
Wilcox is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because All The Way is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
All The Way had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wilcox defends it easily.
Wilcox wants to control from the top but All The Way keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max All The Way will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wilcox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
All The Way darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
All The Way is keen to just control but Wilcox is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilcox moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
All The Way looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilcox keeping moving, preventing All The Way from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox is pulling down on All The Way's head. It's preventing any offense from All The Way, at least for the moment.
All The Way trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilcox keeping moving, preventing All The Way from controlling successfully.
All The Way has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilcox being controlled here, momentarily.
All The Way wants to control from the top but Wilcox keeps moving.
All The Way being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
All The Way changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wilcox looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
All The Way thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wilcox is looking to reverse the position.
All The Way controlling from side mount.
All The Way is looking to take a break and control but Wilcox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
All The Way advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox regains half guard.
Wilcox is trying to get back to full guard.
All The Way is looking to take a break and control but Wilcox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've been informed that All The Way has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wilcox preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
All The Way is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilcox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
All The Way is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Wilcox as he works his way to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wilcox controls All The Way momentarily but All The Way frees himself.
All The Way is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
All The Way wants to control from the top but Wilcox keeps moving.
Wilcox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilcox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max All The Way showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
All The Way shoots in and bounces Wilcox off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
All The Way throws a big right hand that misses.
Wilcox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
All The Way wants to pass the guard but Wilcox is keeping the position.
All The Way slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wilcox is trying to keep All The Way in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
All The Way engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
All The Way won't allow Wilcox to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
All The Way seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
All The Way trying to control but Wilcox is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wilcox wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilcox is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
All The Way dives in and scores a takedown into Wilcox's guard.
Max All The Way is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wilcox has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
All The Way trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilcox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
All The Way might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wilcox haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox is pulling down on All The Way's head to control his posture.
All The Way trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilcox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilcox working for submissions but it's allowed All The Way to get to half guard.
Wilcox trying to control from the bottom.
All The Way performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
All The Way is continuing to stall.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wilcox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wilcox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
All The Way's corner is telling him to maintain position.
All The Way trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilcox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
All The Way pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilcox is keeping the position for now.
All The Way engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
All The Way tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wilcox counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for All The Way!
All The Way struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wilcox is looking to take a break and control but All The Way is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
All The Way can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilcox moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
All The Way struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Max All The Way.
Well All The Way 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max All The Way!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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