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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shannon Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 Los Angeles, Sam Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shannon Brown!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilkinson is just out of range.
Wilkinson slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Wilkinson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilkinson somewhat.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown misses with a hook. Wilkinson ducked under it nicely.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilkinson looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown connects with the punch.
Wilkinson throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Wilkinson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brown's guard.
Wilkinson won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilkinson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilkinson works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Wilkinson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wilkinson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Wilkinson passes Brown's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkinson is just content to waste time from the top position. Brown takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Wilkinson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilkinson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilkinson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilkinson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilkinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilkinson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilkinson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson thows a big elbow that misses.
Wilkinson trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilkinson throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses the jab.
Brown throws the left hand but Wilkinson avoids the punch easily.
Wilkinson looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Wilkinson moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Wilkinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Wilkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a jab when Wilkinson was well out of range.
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.
Wilkinson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Brown misses the jab.
Wilkinson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Wilkinson is breathing heavily.
Wilkinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilkinson shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilkinson at a distance.
Wilkinson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Sam Wilkinson has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Brown lands a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown clobbers Wilkinson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wilkinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Wilkinson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shannon Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Wilkinson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilkinson throws a big shot that misses.
Shannon Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown slips a straight right by Wilkinson.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brown gets caught flat footed, as Wilkinson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wilkinson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilkinson chips away with some ground and pound.
Wilkinson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilkinson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wilkinson is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson'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.
Wilkinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilkinson, not yet.
Wilkinson pulls Brown in to control the position.
Wilkinson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Wilkinson slips an elbow through the middle.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilkinson thows a big elbow that misses.
Brown throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Wilkinson wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown keeping full guard, as Wilkinson tries to pass.
Wilkinson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilkinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown looks to land a combination but Wilkinson avoids it well.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Wilkinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown looks to land a combination but Wilkinson avoids it well.
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brown's guard.
Wilkinson thows a big elbow that misses.
Wilkinson postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Wilkinson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilkinson postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Wilkinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilkinson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilkinson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wilkinson looking to pass the guard.
Wilkinson 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Wilkinson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Wilkinson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilkinson looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown throws a body punch but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Wilkinson loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Wilkinson throws a big shot that misses.
Wilkinson moves away from the strike by Brown.
Shannon Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown moves forwards but Wilkinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Shannon Brown has been cut.
Wilkinson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wilkinson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilkinson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilkinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilkinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to control the position but Wilkinson postures up.
Wilkinson thows a big elbow that misses.
Wilkinson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilkinson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilkinson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Wilkinson slips the punch.
That's two 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.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Wilkinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Wilkinson moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilkinson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilkinson has hold of one of Brown's legs. Brown is fighting the takedown attempt but Wilkinson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wilkinson wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Wilkinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilkinson postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Wilkinson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilkinson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilkinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilkinson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilkinson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilkinson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wilkinson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilkinson thows a big elbow that misses.
Wilkinson thows a big elbow that misses.
Wilkinson wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Wilkinson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wilkinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Wilkinson thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown cracks Wilkinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wilkinson throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown jabs Wilkinson right on the nose. Wilkinson blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Wilkinson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wilkinson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Wilkinson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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