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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I made it. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Wilde!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Wilde with that takedown attempt.
Thiago shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thiago was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wilde holds on for dear life, controlling Thiago's posture momentarily.
Thiago connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thiago looking to control but Wilde is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thiago dominating with strikes here.
Thiago get's back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oscar Wilde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilde tries to close the distance and clinch but Thiago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thiago leaves Wilde with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thiago fails with a takedown attempt.
Thiago has his takedown stuffed
and Wilde decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thiago's guard.
Thiago controls Wilde momentarily but Wilde frees himself.
Thiago throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thiago looking for a sweep. Not yet Thiago, not yet.
Thiago 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.
Thiago keeping moving, preventing Wilde from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wilde!
Wilde is looking to get to half guard.
Wilde tries to hold on but Thiago pushes him away.
Thiago get's back to his feet.
Thiago is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thiago keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilde has a takedown stuffed.
Antonio Thiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Wilde.
Thiago decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wilde is looking to control Thiago's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wilde avoid being mounted?
Thiago is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thiago wants to free his trapped foot but Wilde is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilde wants to control but Thiago is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wilde gets full guard.
Wilde is trying to keep Thiago in close.
Wilde is looking to stand up but Thiago isn't so interested in that idea.
Thiago is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilde controls Thiago momentarily but Thiago frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Thiago dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thiago shoots in and bounces Wilde off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wilde looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thiago trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thiago advances to half guard.
Thiago trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thiago tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wilde throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Thiago performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Thiago postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Wilde to stand up.
Wilde instigates a clinch.
Wilde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thiago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thiago fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wilde tries to break the clinch but Thiago is controlling the position.
Wilde is fighting off a takedown attempt but Thiago is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wilde to the mat. Wilde regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Antonio Thiago overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thiago wants to control from the top but Wilde keeps moving.
Thiago stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilde swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilde keeping moving, preventing Thiago from controlling successfully.
Wilde has a closed guard, preventing Thiago from standing up.
Thiago wants to control from the top but Wilde keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilde controlling the position.
Wilde keeping moving, preventing Thiago from controlling successfully.
Thiago pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilde is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wilde works over Thiago's head and body with a nice combination.
Thiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wilde counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thiago fails to pull guard.
The is referee keeping an eye on Wilde - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thiago unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wilde lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wilde keeps control of Thiago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilde leaves Thiago with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Thiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilde feints and then cracks Thiago's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thiago down.
Wilde shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thiago's guard.
Wilde looking to sit in guard and control but Thiago gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wilde keeping moving, preventing Thiago from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Thiago dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Wilde.
Thiago shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilde defends it nicely.
Wilde tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thiago counters by clinching up.
Thiago stalls.
Thiago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilde has him pressed against the cage.
Wilde dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thiago is trying to break the clinch but Wilde is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilde putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thiago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wilde prevents the takedown attempt.
Wilde ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wilde no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wilde is pulling down on Thiago's head. It's preventing any offense from Thiago, at least for the moment.
Wilde wants to sweep here but Thiago controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilde works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilde is looking for a triangle but Thiago pushes his legs off easily.
Thiago content to stall in guard here.
Thiago'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.
That's two 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.
Wilde not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thiago working some strikes from top position.
Thiago trying to control but Wilde is working from the bottom.
Thiago looking to pass the guard.
Wilde looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago trying to control but Wilde is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thiago shoots in but Wilde avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Thiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilde tries to clinch there but Thiago circles away.
Thiago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thiago wants to clinch up but Wilde keeps it at a distance.
Thiago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wilde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilde shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thiago looks to land a combination but Wilde avoids it well.
Antonio Thiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thiago throws a combination that misses
and Wilde counters with a shoot takedown. Thiago fights it but they end up in guard.
Thiago trying to keep a closed guard but Wilde is proving a slippery customer.
Oscar Wilde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilde tries to free his leg and advance position but Thiago is retaining full guard.
Thiago wants to sweep here but Wilde controlling him for the moment.
Wilde avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilde in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Wilde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thiago has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Thiago!
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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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