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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wen Wing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Willis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Willis!
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, Wen Wing!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wing shoots in and drives through. Willis sprawls well.
Wing scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Willis wants to clinch up but Wing keeps it at a distance.
Willis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wing.
Wing shoots in and bounces Willis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wing stops Willis from standing up.
Willis trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Wing looking to pass the guard.
Willis wriggles free and stands up.
Wing rushes Willis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wing blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Willis.
Willis lands with a right to the head.
Willis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Willis.
Willis scores with a shot to the side of Wing's head.
Wing is trying to force a seperation but Willis has the dominant position.
Willis avoiding damage as Wing throws knees to the body.
Wing drops down looking for an ankle pick but Willis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Steve Willis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wen Wing.
Wing dives in and grabs Willis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Willis pushes down on Wing's head and hops out.
Willis closes the distance and clinches.
Willis misses with an elbow over the top.
Willis digs a right hand underneath Wing's ribcage. Wing let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wing looks gassed!
Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Willis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wing counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Willis wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis is trying to escape back to his feet but Wing uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Willis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wing asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wing controlling from side mount.
Willis is trying to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Willis scores with a one two! Wing had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wing. That did some damage!
Wing takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Willis lands a with a good body shot.
Willis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wing, pushing him back against the cage.
Willis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wing's defenses.
Willis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Willis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wing is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Willis.
Willis misses with an elbow over the top.
Willis scores with a shot to the side of Wing's head.
Wing takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Willis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wing's brow.
Willis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Willis prevents the takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Willis.
Willis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wing avoids a wild elbow strike from Willis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Willis is trying to break the clinch but Wing has him pressed against the cage.
Willis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Willis lands with a right to the head.
Willis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Willis presses Wing against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wing has clasped his hands together around Willis's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willis is pushing Wing's head away, looking to escape. Wing manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Steve Willis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wing clinches but Willis breaks the clinch
and Willis counters with a straight right hand.
Willis pushes Wing up against the cage in a clinch.
Willis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Willis lands an elbow just above Wing 's eye.
A short right from Willis on the inside.
Willis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wing has had enough of the clinch but Willis keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wing tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wing goes for a takedown attempt but Willis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Willis scores with a sloppy right hand. Wing should have avoided that one.
Willis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wing looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wing is breathing heavily.
Willis closes the distance and pushes Wing back into the cage.
Wing avoids the elbow strike from Willis, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Willis throws an elbow but misses.
Willis breaks from the clinch.
Wing on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Willis tries to clinch up
and Wing counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Willis breaks the clinch.
Willis clinches up against the cage.
Willis lands an uppercut.
Willis presses Wing against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wing can't find room to land a body shot as Willis controls the action.
Willis is trying to force a seperation but Wing has the dominant position.
Wing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Willis.
Wing takes an elbow to the temple.
Willis lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Willis.
Willis scores with a shot to the side of Wing's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis pushes Wing back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Willis as the two fighters clinch.
Willis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Willis missing with knees to the body.
Willis gets through Wing's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wing tries to stall but Willis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Willis tries to circle away but Wing has him pinned against the cage.
Willis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wing has Willis pressed against the cage, preventing Willis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Willis's efforts to push away.
Wing is looking to break free of the clinch but Willis has double underhooks.
Willis works on Wing's body with a couple of short punches.
Wing takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Wen Wing has been cut.
Willis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wing backwards.
Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Willis is looking to clinch.
Willis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Willis.
Good leg kick by Willis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steve Willis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a combination. Wing tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice uppercut lands for Willis. That snapped Wing's head back.
Willis stalks Wing and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wing's face. Wing staggers backwards, shaken.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Willis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wing backs up against the cage.
Wing on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Willis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wing has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Willis instigates a clinch.
Wing is trying to stall.
Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Willis tries to clinch up.
Nice jab there from Willis.
Steve Willis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis tries to clinch
and Wing moves into the clinch.
Wing looking to stall.
Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Willis tries to clinch up.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Willis with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Willis scores with a four punch combination!
Willis darts in and clinches Wing up against the cage.
Willis lands a nice uppercut.
Willis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Willis lands an elbow just above Wing 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Willis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Willis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wings head.
Willis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Willis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wen Wing's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch but Wing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Willis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wing counters by moving into the clinch.
Wing dodges an elbow strike from Willis.
Wing avoids a wild elbow strike from Willis.
Wing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Willis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Willis wants to clinch
and Wing counters with a low kick, right behind Willis 's knee.
Wing is looking to clinch.
Willis closes the distance and pushes Wing back into the cage.
Wing blocks an elbow strike from Willis.
Willis tries to land knees in the clinch but Wing avoids the damage to the body.
Willis is trying to break the clinch but Wing has him pressed against the cage.
Willis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wing takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Willis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Willis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Willis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wing counters with a single leg into guard. Willis didn't expect that.
Wing stops Willis from standing up.
Wing gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Willis.
Wing will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wing misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Willis.
Willis moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wing is defending well for now.
Willis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wing counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wing decides to stand back up.
Willis tries to clinch up
and Wing counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wing trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Willis is keeping the position for now.
Willis is looking to stand up but Wing isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Willis lands a slapping body shot.
Willis closes the distance and clinches.
Wing dodges an elbow strike from Willis.
Steve Willis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wing prevents Willis from breaking the clinch.
Wing tries a body shot but Willis blocks it.
Willis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wing backwards.
Wing jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Willis walks away with a smile on his face. Wing gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Steve Willis is winning the standup battle so far.
Willis darts in trying to clinch
and Wing counters by clinching up.
Wing is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Willis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Steve Willis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wen Wing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Willis gets through Wing's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wen Wing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wen Wing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Willis 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steve Willis!
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